Golden Paper——Bible Paper

Bible paper is a type of lightweight specialty printing paper designed for high-page-count publications. It is known for its low grammage, high opacity, smooth surface, and excellent folding endurance, allowing large books to remain compact and easy to handle. Golden Paper Bible Paper is mainly used for printing books with many pages and high usage rates, such as Bibles, dictionaries, reference books, and religious books. Bible paper is light, tough, and has good ink absorption, making it suitable for printing books that need to be frequently flipped through and carried. In addition, Bible paper can also be used to print materials for air express, medical instructions, and dictionaries.

Bible Paper

Historical background

The history of Bible paper can be traced back to the 19th century, when it was discovered and applied by Thomas Coombe, a printer at Oxford University. Bible paper has a long history dating back to the 19th century. It was originally developed to solve the challenge of printing large religious books while keeping them lightweight and portable. Over time, improvements in pulp technology and paper manufacturing have made modern Bible paper thinner, stronger, and more consistent.

Production process

Golden Paper is made from wood fiber pulp, and has the characteristics of thin paper, high opacity, strong and fold-resistant, and tight and smooth texture. Its basis weight is generally between 25g/m² and 60g/m², and it has high requirements on paper opacity, D65 brightness, difference in smoothness between two sides, thickness, surface strength, etc. The quality and performance of Bible paper are improved by surface coating and adding titanium dioxide.