Patterns and pigments in English marbled papers : an account of the origins, sources and documentary literature to 1881

McKay (Barry).

Published by 4to, 93[1]pp, colophon, 26.5cm, The Plough Press, Kidlington, 1988.

About this Item

Machine-set and printed in black (the title-page in green and black) on Zerkall Halbmatt paper by The September Press. Illustrated with 8 original eighteenth- and nineteenth-century examples of classic patterns together with contemporary interpretations of six main patterns especially prepared by Katherine Davis of Payhembury Marbled Papers. One of 140 (160) copies bound in green quarter cloth with gilt spine titling, special marbled paper-covered sides by Geert Van Daal. Original plain dust-jacket. A fine copy. This important work traces the English printed sources for the production of marbled paper from John Evelyn to Charles Sumner. It reprints in full two major seventeenth-century technical descriptions on marbling by Evelyn and Kircher and an account of the mid-eighteenth century technique by Robert Dossie. There are notes on the pigments employed by these marblers and contemporary recipes. The introduction traces the development of marbling in Japan and the Middle East, and an attempt is made to analyse and date patterns used from the seventeenth to the late nineteenth century. Seller Inventory # 13638

Bibliographic Details

Title: Patterns and pigments in English marbled ...

Publisher: 4to, 93[1]pp, colophon, 26.5cm, The Plough Press, Kidlington, 1988.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition