English Artists' Paper. Renaissance to Regency.

KRILL, JOHN

ISBN 10: 158456055X / ISBN 13: 9781584560555

Published by New Castle-Winterthur, Oak Knoll Press-Winterthur Museum. 2002, 2001

About this Item

Original publisher's red paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, 2nd revised edition, large 8vo: frontispiece, x, 250pp., 199 illustrations, footnotes & references, conclusion, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy - as new. Still shrink-wrapped. A detailed account of the types of papers available to artists in England, from the use of imported varieties to the development of papermaking in England and on to the rapid expansions of the artists paper market in the early 19th century.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: English Artists' Paper. Renaissance to Regency.
• Publisher: New Castle-Winterthur, Oak Knoll Press-Winterthur Museum. 2002
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158456055X
• ISBN 13: 9781584560555
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

An international authority of paper and Senior Conservator for Paper at the Winterthur Museum, John Krill has written a detailed and interesting account of the evolution and types of paper available to artists in England from the Renaissance to the early nineteenth century.

The first chapter provides the basic information needed to understand hand papermaking and discusses each of the paper types. The second chapter introduces the three major types of paper produced: white, brown, and blue. The third focuses on new products, especially papers for printing and drawing. The last chapter explores the influx of new artists' paper that occurred around the year 1800.

This second expanded and revised edition has 100 additional pages of text and 100 new illustratons. Co-published with the Winterthur Museum.