Roller-printed paste papers for bookbinding
Colophon: "Approximately 215 copies of this book have been printed in November, 1974 at the Bird & Bull Press at North Hills, Pa. The text is set in Centaur and Codex types and printed on Hodgkinson hand made B & B paper. All of the paste paper was made at the Press and the binding was done by Edward G. Parrot II at Hancock, Maine ... "
Comprehensive instructional book on paste papers which are made by applying brushes and hand tools to the surface of paper already coated with a colored, wet paste. Specimens executed by the author on W. S. Hodgkinson's handmade paper; bound in quarter vellum and blue paste paper with Bird & Bull design.
Comprehensive instructional book on paste papers which are made by applying brushes and hand tools to the surface of paper already coated with a colored, wet paste. Specimens executed by the author on W. S. Hodgkinson's handmade paper; bound in quarter vellum and blue paste paper with Bird & Bull design.
Artwork Details
- Title: Roller-printed paste papers for bookbinding
- Artist: Henry Morris (American, 1925–2019)
- Date: 1975
- Geography: North Hills, PA
- Dimensions: [2], 57, [5] pages : illustrations, color samples ; Height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm), Width: 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mary C. Schlosser
- Object Number: Z271 .M725 1975
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