A species of Spanish grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), of which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also used for making paper.
A coarse grass from Southern Spain and Northern Africa, employed principally by English and Scottish papermakers. Papers made from Esparto have a good writing and printing surface, are opaque and of good bulking properties. They are largely used for lithographic printing, for book production and as body papers for coating.
grass used for papermaking, the fibres are short and smooth, esparto paper has an even texture, softness and elasticity.
A tough, wiry grass that grows without cultivation in the semi-arid parts of Spain and North Africa. The fibre it produces is smooth and soft.
A tough wiry grass that grows without cultivation in the semi-arid parts of Spain and North Africa. This fiber produces paper that is smooth and soft.
Grass growing mainly in North Africa and Southern Spain; contains short fibres; often used in the production of book papers; also known as alfa, Esparto grass and Spanish grass.
A grass from North Africa which makes a soft, ink receptive sheet. [Basingwerk contains esparato.
A long rough grass with soft, fine fibers. Grows in southern Spain and in North Africa - it makes an excellent long grain stable paper.
Esparto, or esparto grass, also known as "halfah grass" or "needle grass", Stipa tenacissima, is a perennial grass grown in northwest Africa and southern Spain for fiber production for paper making. The fiber makes a high quality paper often used in book manufacturing. First used in Great Britain in 1850, it has been extensively used there and in Europe, but is rarely found in the United States because of the cost of transport.