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[[File:Wood Carver.jpg|thumb|Wood Carver working on a [[codex]]]]
 
The '''paper industry''' deals with the creation and processing of paper [[sheet]]s, and further processing into [[quire]]s and [[scroll]]s.
 
The '''paper industry''' deals with the creation and processing of paper [[sheet]]s, and further processing into [[quire]]s and [[scroll]]s.
  
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== Sheets ==
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There are three major ways to create paper for books and scrolls - each depending on a different raw material.
  
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The finished sheets can be stored in their own stockpile.
  
=== Raw material ===
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=== Raw materials ===
There are three kinds of raw material that can be processed into paper sheets:
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The raw materials that can be used:
 
*[[Papyrus_sedge|Papyrus]]
 
*[[Papyrus_sedge|Papyrus]]
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*Animal [[skin|hide]]
 
*Cloth plants
 
*Cloth plants
 
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=== Processing ===
 
=== Processing ===
Papyrus can be directly made into papyrus sheets at a [[farmer's workshop]]. Cloth plants are [[miller|milled]] to slurry in a [[mill]], then [[pressing|pressed]] to sheet in a [[screw press]]. Processing 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 at an [[ashery]]. Finally, the hide and and milk of lime are used in a [[tanner's shop]] to create a parchment sheet.
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The method, workshops, and labors required to process a material into sheets depends on the type of material.
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==== Papyrus ====
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[[Papyrus_sedge|Papyrus]] can be directly made into sheets at a [[farmer's workshop]], using the [[Papermaking]] labor.
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[[File:paper_industry_diagram.png|thumb|550px|Paper industry overview]]
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==== Parchment ====
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Processing [[Leather|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.
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If the hide is from a cow, it's called "vellum sheet", otherwise it will take on the name of the animal (i.e. pig parchment sheet, sheep parchment sheet).
 
If the hide is from a cow, it's called "vellum sheet", otherwise it will take on the name of the animal (i.e. pig parchment sheet, sheep parchment sheet).
  
=== Finished goods ===
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==== Plant fibers ====
The sheets are then used to make quires or scrolls (with rollers). Quires can be bound into codices.
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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.
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== Finished goods ==
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The sheets can then be further processed into finished goods.
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=== Quires ===
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1 sheet of paper can be crafted into 1 [[quire]] at a [[craftsdwarf's workshop]], using the [[Bookbinding]] labor.
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=== Codices ===
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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.
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=== Scrolls ===
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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.
 
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[[ru:Paper industry]]
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[[Fr:Industrie du papier (paper industry)]]

Latest revision as of 16:06, 22 April 2023

This article is about the current version of DF.
Note that some content may still need to be updated.

Wood Carver working on a codex

The paper industry deals with the creation and processing of paper sheets, and further processing into quires and scrolls.

Sheets[edit]

There are three major ways to create paper for books and scrolls - each depending on a different raw material.

The finished sheets can be stored in their own stockpile.

Raw materials[edit]

The raw materials that can be used:

Processing[edit]

The method, workshops, and labors required to process a material into sheets depends on the type of material.

Papyrus[edit]

Papyrus can be directly made into sheets at a farmer's workshop, using the Papermaking labor.

Paper industry overview

Parchment[edit]

Processing 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 at an ashery. Finally, the hide and milk of lime are used in a tanner's shop, using the tanning labor, to create a parchment sheet. For each sheet of parchment, 1 hide is needed, disregarding the size of the original animal.

If the hide is from a cow, it's called "vellum sheet", otherwise it will take on the name of the animal (i.e. pig parchment sheet, sheep parchment sheet).

Plant fibers[edit]

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.

Finished goods[edit]

The sheets can then be further processed into finished goods.

Quires[edit]

1 sheet of paper can be crafted into 1 quire at a craftsdwarf's workshop, using the Bookbinding labor.

Codices[edit]

After a quire has been filled with text, it can be crafted into a 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.

Scrolls[edit]

1 sheet of paper can be combined with 1 scroll roller at a craftsdwarf's workshop to create a scroll using the Bookbinding labor.

Primary
Beekeeping · Farming · Fishing · Gathering · Meat · Poultry · Stone · Wood
Secondary
Alcohol · Armor · Arms · Ceramic · Extract · Finished goods · Fuel · Furniture · Gem · Glass · Metal · Paper · Soap · Textile
Tertiary
Quaternary