Marbled Paper: Its History, Techniques, and Patterns With Special References to the Relationship of Marbling

Wolfe, Richard J.

ISBN 10: 0812281888 / ISBN 13: 9780812281880

Published by Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1990

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hardback book and dust jacket in near fine condition. Bookseller Inventory # 146200

Bibliographic Details

Title: Marbled Paper: Its History, Techniques, and ...

Publisher: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr

Publication Date: 1990

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

For 250 years after its introduction to Europe around 1600, the method of decorating paper known as marbling reigned supreme as the chief means of embellishing the fine work of hand-bookbinders. Richard J. Wolfe reconstructs the rise and fall of the craft and offers the most comprehensive account available of its history, techniques, and patterns.

A publication of the A.S.W. Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography Series

About the Author:

RIchard J. Wolfe was the curator of rare book and manuscripts in The Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard University and the Joseph Garland Librarian of the Boston Medical Library. He has written on the subjects of early American music publishing, nineteenth-century color printing, and the book arts.