A55. Papermaking in 17th Century England
Title
A55. Papermaking in 17th Century England
Creator
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Description
17 x 12.5 cm (6 ¾” x 5”), 42 pages, 200 copies.
Binding: Full-bound in brown goatskin. Title in gold on cover. Housed in a brown cloth slipcase made by A1 Bindery. Paper: Ivory, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Handset monotype Centaur and Arrighi. Titles and italic text in red. Illustration: Five linocuts by Donna Thomas. Two paper samples tipped in.
“While researching for the text of Shakespeare on Papermills we came across references to the diary entries used in this book. At an International Association of Paper Historians (IPH) meeting we began to consider the importance of the diary entries, realizing that before Diderot’s Encyclopedia these were the only descriptions we had of the process of English papermaking in the 17th century. Ray Tomasso’s concurrent search to discover what a brown paper looked like inspired the inclusion of his paper samples.”
Binding: Full-bound in brown goatskin. Title in gold on cover. Housed in a brown cloth slipcase made by A1 Bindery. Paper: Ivory, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Handset monotype Centaur and Arrighi. Titles and italic text in red. Illustration: Five linocuts by Donna Thomas. Two paper samples tipped in.
“While researching for the text of Shakespeare on Papermills we came across references to the diary entries used in this book. At an International Association of Paper Historians (IPH) meeting we began to consider the importance of the diary entries, realizing that before Diderot’s Encyclopedia these were the only descriptions we had of the process of English papermaking in the 17th century. Ray Tomasso’s concurrent search to discover what a brown paper looked like inspired the inclusion of his paper samples.”
Publisher
Santa Cruz, California: Peter & Donna Thomas
Date
1990
Language
English
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
Thomas, Peter and Donna , “A55. Papermaking in 17th Century England,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 17, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/530.