Paper styles and definitions

From EDRM

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1. Acid Free Paper – Won't change color (yellow) for many years.
2. Brightness – The percentage of light the paper reflects. Most white papers reflect 60% to 90%.
3. Coated Papers – "glossy" paper, coated with clay.
4. Cotton "Rag" Paper – Premium paper with 25% to 100% cotton fibers.
5. Laid finish – Paper surface embossed with lines to resemble handmade paper.
6. Ream – 500 sheets.
7. Vellum finish – A less smooth version of real vellum (fine parchment).
8. Wove finish – Very smooth surface. Characteristic of the majority of papers made^[1]

Footnotes

1. ^  American Document Management, Glossary of Terms, http://www.amdoc.com/glossary.shtml.