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<p>Wyverm: /* Parchment */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> {{Quality|Superior}}<br /> {{av}}<br /> [[File:Wood Carver.jpg|thumb|Wood Carver working on a [[codex]]]]<br /> The '''paper industry''' deals with the creation and processing of paper [[sheet]]s, and further processing into [[quire]]s and [[scroll]]s.<br /> <br /> == Sheets ==<br /> There are three major ways to create paper for books and scrolls - each depending on a different raw material.<br /> <br /> The finished sheets can be stored in their own stockpile.<br /> <br /> === Raw materials ===<br /> The raw materials that can be used:<br /> *[[Papyrus_sedge|Papyrus]]<br /> *Animal [[skin|hide]]<br /> *Cloth plants<br /> **[[rope reed]]<br /> **[[pig tail]]<br /> **[[hemp]]<br /> **[[cotton]]<br /> **[[ramie]]<br /> **[[flax]]<br /> **[[jute]]<br /> **[[kenaf]]<br /> <br /> === Processing ===<br /> The method, workshops, and labors required to process a material into sheets depends on the type of material.<br /> <br /> ==== Papyrus ====<br /> [[Papyrus_sedge|Papyrus]] can be directly made into sheets at a [[farmer's workshop]], using the [[Papermaking]] labor.<br /> <br /> [[File:paper_industry_diagram.png|thumb|550px|Paper industry overview]]<br /> ==== Parchment ====<br /> Processing [[Skin|animal hides]] is more complex; you need to produce [[quicklime]] from [[calcium carbonate]] stones at a [[kiln]], then process the [[quicklime]] to [[Milk_of_lime|milk of lime]] at an [[ashery]]. Finally, the hide and [[Milk_of_lime|milk of lime]] are used in a [[tanner's shop]], using the [[Tanner|tanning]] labor, to create a parchment sheet. For each sheet of parchment, 1 hide is needed, disregarding the size of the original animal.<br /> <br /> If the hide is from a cow, it's called &quot;vellum sheet&quot;, otherwise it will take on the name of the animal (i.e. pig parchment sheet, sheep parchment sheet).<br /> <br /> ==== Plant fibers ====<br /> Cloth plants are mashed to [[slurry]] with a constructed [[millstone]] or [[quern]], then pressed to a sheet in a [[screw press]]. Both processes use the [[Papermaking]] labor.<br /> <br /> == Finished goods ==<br /> The sheets can then be further processed into finished goods.<br /> === Quires ===<br /> 1 sheet of paper can be crafted into 1 [[quire]] at a [[craftsdwarf's workshop]], using the [[Bookbinding]] labor.<br /> === Codices ===<br /> After a [[quire]] has been filled with text, it can be crafted into a [[book|codex]] at a [[craftsdwarf's workshop]] using the [[Bookbinding]] labor - scrolls cannot be made into codices. This requires 1 [[quire]], 1 [[book binding]] and 1 unused [[thread]]. Animal [[hair]] thread can be used for this purpose.<br /> <br /> === Scrolls ===<br /> 1 sheet of paper can be combined with 1 [[Scroll_rollers|scroll roller]] at a [[craftsdwarf's workshop]] to create a [[scroll]] using the [[Bookbinding]] labor. Paper quality does not have any effect on scroll quality.<br /> {{Category|Industry}}<br /> {{Industry}}<br /> [[ru:Paper industry]]<br /> [[Fr:Industrie du papier (paper industry)]]</div>

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