Marbled endpapers

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This gallery showcases a selection of decorated and decorative papers from 19th Century Europe. Water-based inks float for short periods of time; during this window of opportunity the colors can be manipulated into a wide variety of patterns. Inks stay on the paper when alum is applied to the surface at the beginning of the process. … Continue reading "The Art of Marbling: 19th Century Decorated and Decorative Paper"

As with so many other aspects of writing and book binding, it seems that the Chinese and then the Japanese have been marbling paper for centuries before the Eur

Wolfe and Miura: Italian pattern. This pattern was created in Italy near the end of the 18th century. Its name is likely based equally on it nation of origin and the fact that it so closely resembles the actual stone, Italian marble. This pattern is created when after however many colors desired are thrown onto the bath. Then a dispersant is sprinkled over the entire bath in fine dots. These tiny drops of dispersant cause the previously thrown colors to constrict into tiny veins. Miura…

Wolfe and Miura: Nonpareil pattern (non-par-eye). The name for this pattern is a French word which translated means ‘matchless’ or ‘unrivalled.’ This pattern is related to the Wide comb (Arch) pattern as well as the Old Dutch pattern. All are variations of one another and are often mistaken for each other. The major differences are very difficult to pinpoint, but seem to stem from the size of intervals the last comb’s teeth are set in. This pattern is created when the desired colors are…

Marbling techniques made endpapers beautiful and artistic, as well as a practical bookbinding tool.