MARBLED PAPER: ITS HISTORY, TECHNIQUES

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.

Timp de 250 de ani de la introducerea sa in Europa in jurul anului 1600, metoda de decorare a hartiei cunoscuta sub numele de marmorare a domnit suprem ca mijloc principal de infrumusetare a lucrarilor fine ale legatorilor manuali. Richard J. Wolfe reconstruieste ascensiunea si caderea ambarcatiunii si ofera cel mai cuprinzator cont disponibil despre istoria, tehnicile si modelele sale.