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Fabriano : city of Medieval and Renaissance papermaking / Sylvia Rodgers Albro.
Author
Albro, Sylvia Rodgers
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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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Marquand Library - Remote Storage: Marquand Use Only
TS1093.I8 A43 2016
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Papermaking
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Italy
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Fabriano
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Fabriano (Italy)
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History
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Summary note
"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.
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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.
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ISBN
9781584563518 ((alkaline paper : hardcover))
1584563516 ((alkaline paper : hardcover))
LCCN
2016000475
OCLC
941582925
Other standard number
40026704585
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