Watermarks 1450-1850 : A Concise History of Paper in Western Europe (Library of the Written Word - the Handpress World)

Laurentius, Frans/ Laurentius, Theo

Brill（2023/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 312 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004506831

Full Description

Watermarks 1450-1850 offers a concise history of the production of paper in Western Europe from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The research is based on watermarks collected from various sources in combination with other elements from the trade, such as decorated paper and ream wrappers. This book includes reproductions of ca. seven hundred watermarks.

Frans and Theo Laurentius have published two more books on the topic in this same book series: Italian Watermarks 1750-1860 (2016), and Watermarks in Paper from the South-West of France, 1560-1860 (2018). In 2007/2008 they published Watermarks (1600-1650) Found in the Zeeland Archives and Watermarks (1650-1700) Found in the Zeeland Archives.

Contents

List of Figures

Introduction

1 The History of Paper in Europe

 Italy

 France

 Germany

 Switzerland

 The Netherlands

 Belgium

 England

 Scandinavia

 Spain

 Portugal

2 Different Aspects of Paper

 Quality and Raw Material

 Coloured Paper

 Decorated Paper

 Formats

 Ream Wrappers

 Wove Paper

 Special Watermarks

 Watermarks Encountered

Index of Watermark Types

Index of Letters and Monograms

Index of Names and Words

Bibliography

Table of Watermarks

Catalogue