A45. Beater Time Tests
Title
A45. Beater Time Tests
Creator
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Description
14.5 x 11.5 cm (5 ¾” x 4½”), 46 pages, 48 copies.
Binding: Three-quarter bound in blue, green, or red Morocco leather and multi-colored paper, handmade by Donna Thomas. Raised bands on spine. Title blind-stamped on spine. Paper: Blue, green, and pink, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Handset Weiss and Weiss Titling Series II; titles in blue. Illustration: Four linocuts by Donna, sixteen paper samples.
“We were interested in making a book that would show how beating time effected paper strength and shrinkage. Each sample was pigmented a different color, both as a practical way to tell which sheet was which, and to add an element of visual beauty to the edition. The limitation of the edition was determined by the fact that one beater load of pulp would only make about fifty sheets of paper.”
Binding: Three-quarter bound in blue, green, or red Morocco leather and multi-colored paper, handmade by Donna Thomas. Raised bands on spine. Title blind-stamped on spine. Paper: Blue, green, and pink, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Handset Weiss and Weiss Titling Series II; titles in blue. Illustration: Four linocuts by Donna, sixteen paper samples.
“We were interested in making a book that would show how beating time effected paper strength and shrinkage. Each sample was pigmented a different color, both as a practical way to tell which sheet was which, and to add an element of visual beauty to the edition. The limitation of the edition was determined by the fact that one beater load of pulp would only make about fifty sheets of paper.”
Publisher
Santa Cruz, California: The Good Book Press
Date
1987
Language
English
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
Thomas, Peter and Donna, “A45. Beater Time Tests,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 16, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/518.