Das Buch vom Papier
By: von Armin Renker
Edition: 2., neu bearb. Ausg.
Publisher: Insel-Verlag
Published: 1936
Place of publication: Leipzig
Language: ger
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Papermaking; History; Watermarks; Facsimiles
Notes: Printed on mould made paper by Papierfabrik Zerkall, Renker & Söhne, Zerkall.

"Wasserzeichen" (leaves [1-8]) includes 12 facsims. of 14th-16th century watermarks from Briquet's Les filigranes and 1 light and shade watermark (port. of Ulman Stromer), in 4 blank leaves.

"Papierproben" (leaves [9-21]) includes mounted samples of papyrus and parchment and 10 leaves of paper samples: Chinese rice straw paper; Japanese handmade paper; handmade paper by J.W. Zanders, Bergisch-Gladbach (with pictorial watermark depicting a vatman); mould made papers by Zerkall, Van Gelder Zonen (Amsterdam), Pietro Miliani (Fabriano) and Papeteries de Rives (France); linen Bible paper by Schoeller & Hoesch, Gernsbach; and featherweight and imitation Japanese wood free papers by Papierfabrik Scheufelen, Oberlenningen-Teck.

Map on folded leaf.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 177-180.