The art of marbling, or, the production of bookbinding decorative papers with watercolors on a mucilaginous ground (Die Kunst des Marmorierens, oder, Die Herstellung von Buchbinder-Buntpapieren mit Wasserfarben auf schleimhaltigem Grund)
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Description
78, [3] pages, 14 leaves of plates : illustrations (some color). Translation of: Die Kunst des Marmorierens, oder, Die Herstellung von Buchbinder-Buntpapieren mit Wasserfarben auf schleimhaltigem Grund. "300 copies ... printed at the Bird & Bull Press on Green's hand made paper. The text was composed in Van Dijck types by Mackenzie-Harris Corp. and the binding done by E.G. Parrot. The plates and negatives were made by The Beck Engraving Co., and the marbled samples and cover papers were made by Richard J. Wolfe."--colophon. Leather spine, marbled paper over boards. Library has copy no. 176 of 500.
ISBN
Weisse_TheArtOfMarbling.pdf
Publication Date
1980
Imprint / Year
North Hills, PA : Bird & Bull Press, 1980.
Publisher
Bird & Bull Press
City
North Hills, PA
Keywords
papermaking; marbling; marbled paper; bookbinding (process|process|); printmaking
Disciplines
Printmaking
RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record
Recommended Citation
Weisse, Franz; Wolfe, Richard J.; Parrot, Gray; Collections, Special; and Library, Fleet, "The art of marbling, or, the production of bookbinding decorative papers with watercolors on a mucilaginous ground (Die Kunst des Marmorierens, oder, Die Herstellung von Buchbinder-Buntpapieren mit Wasserfarben auf schleimhaltigem Grund)" (1980). Printmaking. 10.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_books_printmaking/10