[Album of paper in an 18th-century French red morocco binding]
by [ALBUM OF BLANK PAPER IN RED MOROCCO BINDING]
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About This Item
4to. (15 5/16 x 10 1/4 inches). 90 leaves of 18th-century watermarked glazed paper. 18th-century French red morocco boards with elaborate gilt borders, spine gilt in six compartments, four silk ties at board edges, all edges gilt.
Provenance: Edgard Stern (bookplate)
90 blank sheets of laid paper with the watermark of a French/Dutch papermaker, in a beautiful red morocco binding.
This watermark originates from the mills of Jean Villadary [or Villedary], a French papermaker in Angoumois, Vraichamp, Beauvais or La Couronne. From 1668 to 1758, the firm was active in France and afterwards, they owned a paper mill in Hattem, Gelderland, in the Netherlands, until 1812. A law passed in 1688 regulating paper manufacturing ruled that the initials and name of papermarks had to be added to the watermark on every sheet of paper made. The name or initials VI (or IV) can be found over a period of 150 years, during which they became known as a hallmark of excellence.
Churchill, W.A.. Watermarks in Paper in Holland, England, France, etc. in the XVII and XVIII Centuries and Their Interconnection 1865-1947, (Amsterdam: 1935).
Provenance: Edgard Stern (bookplate)
90 blank sheets of laid paper with the watermark of a French/Dutch papermaker, in a beautiful red morocco binding.
This watermark originates from the mills of Jean Villadary [or Villedary], a French papermaker in Angoumois, Vraichamp, Beauvais or La Couronne. From 1668 to 1758, the firm was active in France and afterwards, they owned a paper mill in Hattem, Gelderland, in the Netherlands, until 1812. A law passed in 1688 regulating paper manufacturing ruled that the initials and name of papermarks had to be added to the watermark on every sheet of paper made. The name or initials VI (or IV) can be found over a period of 150 years, during which they became known as a hallmark of excellence.
Churchill, W.A.. Watermarks in Paper in Holland, England, France, etc. in the XVII and XVIII Centuries and Their Interconnection 1865-1947, (Amsterdam: 1935).
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- Donald Heald Rare Books (US)
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- 39704
- Title
- [Album of paper in an 18th-century French red morocco binding]
- Author
- [ALBUM OF BLANK PAPER IN RED MOROCCO BINDING]
- Format/Binding
- 4to
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....