Did the presence of attractive marbled boards or marbled endpapers drive. Norways bergen public library has a lovely flickr album of antique book paper patterns dating from. Hand marbling book endpapers for the folio society. The art of book marbling decoration rare books digest. Endpapers or endsheets serve a number of purposes, the most important being to help connect the cover to the signature block. Making marbled paper is something that ive always wanted to try, but, thanks to the extensive supply list and unfamiliar ingredients, ive been too scared to even attempt. As the business of book binding took off, marbling was also used on the edges of ledgers. Originally, endpapers were made only of white paper or vellum. Duck 20in x 15ft white marble shelf liner at lowe s. Paper or boards may be assorted to reach the quantity of 10. Hollanders decorative papers, bookbinding supplies.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. These marbled paper patterns were all made by galen berry, one of the bestknown marblers in america. Well, yes those terms are interchangeable, endpapers and endsheets both refer. This range covers such classic marble styles as nonpareil, turkish, stormont, french shell, french curl, borjeson, antique spot, gloster. How to make marbled paper plus new marbled notebooks and calendars from may designs.
Theoretically, if a single leaf of the ledger was taken, the pattern would be disrupted. Rare books and the marvellous art of marbling te papas blog. Well, yes those terms are interchangeable, endpapers and endsheets both refer to the paper that you find on the very very first page of a book. Copy the bookends in this pin by painting bricks to look like old books. Endpaper from a book published in scotland in 1842.
Marbling, or marbleising as it is also known, was a method of. For approximately 400 years, the secrets of marbling paper were kept closely among the masters. Hollanders is a unique small business, specializing in decorative papers, bookbinding supplies, and book and paper arts workshops. So why were some books decorated with marbled papers, and others not. Bookbinding diy marbled end papers lately i have been experimenting with end papers, the sheet that is pasted to the inside cover when binding books. Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone. This pattern was created near the end of the 18th century. Author jack heath shows you how you can stand your books up with just a piece of plain paper on each end. Hand marbling book endpapers for the folio society spiral earth. Some of these were arranged in such a way as to resemble marble. Marble wallpaper granite paper for old furniture self adhesive and removable cover surfaces 17. How to bind your own hardback book, tutorial, 15 steps, no sew, diy book.
A selection of decorated and decorative papers from europe, primarily. Though related, a double marble is not the same process as an overprint wolfe plate xxxvii 180. From feathers to flames, faux marble to spirals and spots the pattern. As such, marbled paper was used to prevent forgeries and erasure. Martin sits with a large book with a very detailed marbled endpaper.