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082			_a745 _bMAR
100			_aMarks, P. J. M.
245			_aAnthology of decorated papers : a sourcebook for designers
260			_bThames & Hudson, _c2015 _aLondon:
300			_a256 p. _bcol. ill. _c31 p.
365			_aGBP _b38.00/ Rs. 3401.00
520			_aThis remarkable and beautiful book brings together a collection of decorated papers dating from the 16th to the 20th century. They were produced for a wide variety of uses: as wrappers and endpapers for books, as the backing for playing cards, and even as linings for chests and cases. Some decorated papers were used as humble pictures for display in churches and the home; some were sold as souvenirs to pilgrims; and others were used merely as wrappings for foodstuffs such as gingerbread and chocolate. What unites all the papers in the book is the richness of their ornamentation and the thin, flexible characteristics of the original sheets. They are all further united by having been collected by Olga Hirsch (1889-1968), a trained bookbinder who left her collection of some 3,500 papers to the British Library, where they remain one of the largest and most diverse collections of decorated papers in the world. The collection has never previously been published except as a mini-format 64-page introductory gift book. This new beautifully designed album of the best and most exquisite papers in the collection will be a revelation and an inspiration to designers, bibliophiles and anyone with a love of pattern and ornamentation.
650			_aBritish Library - Catalogs
650			_aMarbled papers
650			_aDecorative paper
650			_aPattern design
650			_aPrinting
650			_aBrocade papers
942			_2ddc _cBK