Fabriano : city of Medieval and Renaissance papermaking / Sylvia Rodgers Albro.

Author
Albro, Sylvia Rodgers [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press ; Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2016.
Description
ix, 229 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

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    "Explores how the Arab art of papermaking by hand came to the Italian peninsula in the thirteenth century and why Fabriano was well-positioned to develop as the heart of this artisan craft, first in Italy and subsequently for a larger Mediterranean territory. Details of the technical advancements introduced by Fabriano are described, including machinery and equipment, the use of watermarks, and improvements in the physical processes of papermaking"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • An ancient past: Fabriano and Marche
    • How papermaking came to Italy
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Cultural and iconographic origins of the watermark
    • Medieval papermaking workshops
    • Early paper formats
    • Manuscripts, merchants, and printers
    • An industry in turmoil
    • Rejuvenation: the Pietro Miliani era.
    • APPENDICES. White wonder: the chemical and physical characteristics of early Fabriano paper
    • Determination of metal content in Fabriano paper used in early Italian printed books
    • Catalog: Selected Fabriano paper in Special Collections of the Library of Congress
    • Glossary of Italian terms related to papermaking.
    ISBN
    • 9781584563518 ((alkaline paper : hardcover))
    • 1584563516 ((alkaline paper : hardcover))
    LCCN
    2016000475
    OCLC
    941582925
    Other standard number
    • 40026704585
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