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The terminology used in this catalog is drawn from a variety of sources, many of which are included in the bibliography below. For the papers in this collection I mostly refer to two books co-authored by Julia Rinck and Susanne Krause: Buntpapier - Ein Bestimmungsbuch (2016) and Handbuch Buntpapier (2021). The following terms are defined for quick reference:

Terminology

Achatmarmor: "Agate marble", mimicking the appearance of stone by sprinkling color onto a wet sheet and allowing the sprinkles to spread into irregular, diffuse spots. The quintessential composition notebook pattern is based on this design.

Brocade: Also called "Dutch Gilt", metallic designs are embossed onto a generally single or multi-color surface-colored paper.

Bronze Varnish: Similar to Brocade papers, this older technique has printed metallic designs which are flat rather than embossed. 

Buntpapier: A general term for papers which have been decorated after being pulled from the vat, often exclusive of colored papers 

Full Paper Binding: Full paper covering over boards, be they wooden or paper-based.

Gustavmarmor: Related to Achatmarmor, this is a sprinkling technique that uses chemicals to produce halos of a secondary color surrounding diffused spots.

Irispapier: A surface coloring technique wherein stripes of color are blended together with a series of dry brushes to create soft gradients.

Limp Paper Binding: A single piece of thick paper, with or without turn-ins or secondary decorative covering, is used as the book covering, and sewing supports are either laced in or adhered. Differs from a wrapper in weight and method of textblock attachment.

Surface-colored: Paper which is colored after the sheet is formed; fibers are generally colored only on the surface of the sheet, and uncolored fibers may be visible on the reverse side or in abraded areas.

Tupfpapier: "Dabbed paper", wherein colored paste is sponged onto a plain or surface-colored paper.

Vat-dyed: Paper which is colored during the paper making process; fibers are colored all the way through the sheet.

Wrapper: A single piece of paper, often thin or text weight, is used as the book covering. Often stitched through the side of the textblock or adhered, either along the spine only or to supporting endleaves.

Wurzelmarmor: "Root marble", mimicking the appearance of root- or tree-marbled leather bindings which are created by dripping acids over wet leather to create dark swirling designs.

Bibliography

This is a running list of reference publications dealing with historical decorated book papers. It is sure to grow with time, and suggestions for additional titles are always welcome!

  • Chemelli, Alwin. Kleistermalerei: Kammzug-marmorieren-alte Techniken. Rosenheimer Raritäten, 1984

  • Cockx-Indestege, Elly; Greven, Carina; Porck, Henk; Storm van Leeuwen, Jan. Sierpapier & Marmering: Een Terminologie voor het Beschrijven van Sierpapier en Marmering als Boekbandversiering. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag & Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, Brussel, 1994

  • Decorated Paper Designs 1800: From the Koops-Marcus Collection. Pepin Press, Amsterdam, 1999

  • Dubansky, Mindell. Pattern and Flow: A Golden Age of American Decorated Paper, 1960s to 2000s. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2023

  • Enderli, Hans. Buntpapier: Geschichte und Rezepte des Buntpapiers; mit 205 Original-Buntpapier-Mustern. Winterthur, 1971

  • Entwistle, E.A. The Hirsch Collection of Decorated Papers. The Connoisseur Yearbook, 1961​

  • Galbraith, Steven K. Edges of Books: Specimens of Edge Decoration from RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection. RIT Press. Rochester, New York, 2019

  • Gani, Michela. Carte decorate. Franco Cosimo Panini, Modena, 1993

  • Giordano, Rosalia Claudia; Benvistito, Claudia. Matrice Colore Ornato: Carte per Legare e Coprir Libri, Guida alla mostra. Sale Monumentali, Venezia, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, 15 dicembre 2023 / 28 gennalo 2024

  • Greißmayr, Ulrike. Farbenfroh und Glanzvoll: Buntpapier aus den Beständen der Staatsbibliothek Bamberg. Mit einem Beitrag von Julia Rinck, Herausgegeben von der Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, 2023

  • Grünebaum, Gabriele. Buntpapier: Geschichte – Herstellung – Verwendung. DuMont, Koln, 1982

  • Gurbat, Otto. Einbandbuntpapiere: Techniken und Rezepte zur Herstellung. 1971 München, 1971

  • Haemmerle, Albert. Buntpapier: Herkommen, Geschichte, Techniken, Beziehungen zur Kunst. Georg D.W. Callwey, München, 1961

  • Hartmann, Roland. Das Buntpapier als Einbandmaterial im 18 Jahrhundert. München, 1984

  • Heijbroek, J.F.; Greven, T.C. Sierpapier: marmer-, brocaat- en sitspapier in Nederland. uitgeverij De Buitenkant, Amsterdam, 1994

  • Heinz, Balmer. Kleisterpapiere: eine Anleitung fur dessen Herstellung. Bern, 1928

  • Hubert, Valerie. Les papiers dominotés: une collection particulière, privately printed, Paris, 2016

  • Infelise, M.; Marini, P. Remondini: Un Editore del Settecento. Electa, Milan, 1990

  • Jammes, André. Papiers Décorés: notes sur la collection de Marie-Thérèse & André Jammes. Éditions des Cendres, 2021

  • Jammes, André. Papiers dominotés: trait d’union entre l’imagerie populaire et les papiers peints (France / 1750–1820), Éditions des Cendres, Paris, 2010

  • Jusselin, Maurice. Imagiers & Cartiers a Chartres. Librarie D’Argences, Paris, 1957

  • Kopylov, Christiane F. Papiers Dorés D’Allemagne au Siècle des Lumières suivis de quelques autres papiers décorés (Bilderbogen, Kattunpapiere & Herrnhutpapiere) 1680—1830. Éditions des Cendres, 2012

  • Kopylov, Marc. Papiers Dominotés Français ou l’Art de Revêtir d’Éphémères Couvertures Colorées Livres & Brochures entre 1750 et 1820. Éditions des Cendres, 2012

  • Kopylov, Marc. Papiers Dominotés Italiens Éditions des Cendres, 2012

  • Krause, Susanne. Paste Paper–Kleisterpapier. Alembic Press, 2002

  • Krause, Susanne; Rinck, Julia. Buntpapier – Ein Bestimmungsbuch; Decorated Paper – A Guide Book, Sierpapier – Een Gids. Dr Ernst Hauswedell & Co. Kg, Verlag. Stuttgart, 2016

  • Loring, Rosamond B. Decorated Book Papers: being an account of their designs and fashions. Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts. Cambridge, 1973

  • Mick, Ernst Wolfgang. Altes Buntpapier. Die bibliophilen Taschenbücher, Harnberg Kommunikation, Dortmund, 1979

  • Milano, A.; Villani, E. Le carte decorate della Raccolta Bertarelli. Arnoldo Mondadori Arte, Milan, 1991

  • Opel, A. M. Mehr als Muster: Bunt- und Vorsatzpapiere aus der Grafischen Sammlung. Grafisches Kabinett, Augsburg, 2016

  • Quilici, P. Carte decorate nella legatoria del ’700 dalle raccolte della Biblioteca Casanatense. Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, 1988

  • Rinck, Julia; Krause, Susanne. Handbuch Buntpapier. Anton Hiersemann verlag, Stuttgart, 2021

  • Schmoller, Tanya. To brighten things up: the Schmoller Collection of Decorated Papers. Manchester Metropolitan University, 2008

  • Schönborn, A.; Rothe, M. eds. Die phantastische Welt der Brokatpapiere: Die Sammlung Adelheid Schönborn. Haupt Verlag, Bern, 2020

  • Tocchetti, Carla. La Carta di Varese

  • Tomasina, Gianna Paola. All’uso di Francia’ dalla moda ll’industria. Patron Editore, Bologna, 2001

  • van der Wall, F. Gefärbt, gekämmt, getunkt, gedruckt: die wunderbare Welt des Buntpapiers. Mainfränkisches Museum Würzburg, 2011

  • The Victoria and Albert Colour Books: Decorative Endpapers. Webb & Bower Ltd., 1985

  • Wolfe, Richard J. Der Vollkommne Papierfärber. Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, 2008

  • Wolfe, Richard J. Marbled Paper: Its History, Techniques, and Patterns. Oak Knoll Press, 2018

©2024 Schweben Buntpapier

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