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A papermaking pilgrimage to Japan, Korea and China

Title
A papermaking pilgrimage to Japan, Korea and China / Dard Hunter.
Author
Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966.
Publication
New York : Pynson Printers, 1936.

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Additional Authors
  • Stanford, Alfred, 1900-
  • Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960.
Description
148, [2] p., [34], 51 leaves of plates : 69 ill., 51 samples (some col.); 29 cm.
Subject
  • Papermaking > Japan
  • Papermaking > Korea
  • Papermaking > China
  • Handmade paper > Japan
  • Handmade paper > China
  • Handmade paper > Korea
  • Japanese paper
  • Waste paper > Recycling
  • Handmade paper > Japan > Specimens
  • Handmade paper > China > Specimens
  • Handmade paper > Korea > Specimens
Note
  • Samples comprise 36 sheets of Japanese paper, 11 of Korean paper and 4 of Chinese paper; chiefly made from paper mulberry bark, mitsumata bark and other plant fibers (Japan), paper mulberry bark and recycled paper (Korea) and bamboo, straw and recycled paper (China).
  • Illustrations: 3 prints : woodcut, b&w ; full page. By J.J. Lankes. Subject: Paper mulberry, mitsumata and gampi plants. -- 66 photogravures hand-printed in sepia by Photogravure & Color Co., chiefly after photos. by the author.
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 119-126.
  • "Checklist of works by Dard Hunter on the subject of paper": p. [149].
Call Number
Schlosser 342
LCCN
36017348
OCLC
  • 733423
  • NYPG89-B43705
Author
Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966.
Title
A papermaking pilgrimage to Japan, Korea and China / Dard Hunter.
Imprint
New York : Pynson Printers, 1936.
Bibliography
Bibliography: p. 119-126.
"Checklist of works by Dard Hunter on the subject of paper": p. [149].
Local Note
Schlosser Copy: Folded specimen sheet of Shogun paper with advertisement by the importer, Japan Paper Co., laid in.
Schlosser Copy: Binding, publisher's, by Gerhard Gerlach, of quarter black calf, gilt, and decorative paper boards (black handmade paper with design printed in red and gold from an 18th century woodblock procured in northern Korea; cf. prospectus, p. [5]). Issued in slipcase.
Schlosser Copy: No. 220 of 370 copies printed on handmade Japanese "Shogun" paper (text) and Japanese vellum paper (ill.) from mills visited by the author (cf. prospectus, p. [5]); signed by the author and Elmer Adler, the printer.
Schlosser Copy: Laid in: "In the raiment of the gods ..." : being an unconventional prospectus ... / by Alfred Stanford. Nov. 1935. [8] p., [1] leaf of plates.
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Local Subject
Colored papers -- Specimens.
Japanese paper -- Specimens.
Paper, Plant fiber -- Specimens.
Waste paper -- Recycled -- Specimens.
Added Author
Stanford, Alfred, 1900- In the raiment of the gods. 1935.
Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960.
Research Call Number
Schlosser 342
*KP (Pynson) (Hunter, D. Papermaking pilgrimage)
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