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Marbled paper : its history, techniques, and patterns, with special reference to the relationship of marbling to bookbinding in Europe and the Western world / Richard J. Wolfe ; foreword by Sidney Berger

Author
Wolfe, Richard J., 1928-2017
Published
New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press, 2018.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Description
xx, 245 pages, 44 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Additional Creators
Berger, Sidney E.

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Contents
The nature and origin of marbling : marbling in the Far and Near East -- The European cradle period -- Marbling in Germany -- Marbling in France -- The further spread of the craft in Europe -- The initial British experience -- The matured British trade -- Marbling in the New World, I -- Marbling in the New World, II -- The decline of the art in Europe : "pseudo-marbling" and marbling by machine -- The revival and later events -- Technical aspects of the craft, I : marbling process, equipment, and tools -- Technical aspects of the craft, II : chemical and physical bases and basic constituents and ingredients -- Technical aspects of the craft, III : the colors used -- The evolution of marbled patterns.
Summary
"A comprehensive examination of the art and craft of marbled paper and is applications, based on more than 25 years of research and practical experience."--
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ISBN
9781584563600 (paperback alkaline paper)
1584563605 (paperback alkaline paper)
Note
"This edition is a facsimile with corrections of the first edition published in 1990 by the University of Pennsylvania Press, a publication of the A.S.W. Fellowship in Bibliography."--Title page verso.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-228) and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Class of 1966 Libraries Endowment ; 2018
Endowment Note
Ada M. Zellers Albright Libraries Preservation Endowment
Class of 1966 Libraries Endowment
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