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/creator | Wolfe, Richard J. author. |
| Other author | Berger, Sidney E. writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication | New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press, 2018. |
| Description | xx, 245 pages, 44 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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."-- Provided by publisher. |
| General 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. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner- Purchased from Oak Knoll Press, 2/21/2019 |
| LCCN | 2018022155 |
| ISBN | 9781584563600 (paperback alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 1584563605 (paperback alkaline paper) |