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The handmade papers of Japan : a biographical sketch of its author and an account of the genesis and production of the book

Title
The handmade papers of Japan : a biographical sketch of its author and an account of the genesis and production of the book / by Sidney E. Berger ; with a reprint of the original text by Thomas Keith Tindale and Harriett Ramsey Tindale.
Author
Berger, Sidney E.
Publication
Newtown, Pa. : Bird & Bull Press, 2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Tindale, Thomas Keith
  • Tindale, Harriett Ramsey
  • Morris, Henry, 1925-2019.
  • Flavin, Richard, 1943-
  • Bates, Wesley W.
  • Haar, Francis
  • Serizawa, Keisuke, 1895-
  • Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966.
  • Jugaku, Bunshō.
  • Kizaki, Morisue, 1712-
  • Bixler, Michael
  • Bixler, Winifred
  • Bird & Bull Press. prt
  • Campbell-Logan Bindery. bnd
Description
197 p. : ill. (some col., some mounted), col. facsims., samples; 32 cm.
Alternative Title
Washi no bi
Subject
  • Tindale, Thomas Keith
  • Handmade paper > Japan
  • Japanese paper
  • Papermaking > Japan
  • Papermaking > Japan > Handbooks, manuals, etc. > Early works to 1800
  • Manuscripts, Japanese > Facsimiles
  • Watermarks > Japan
  • Papermaking > Japan > Kuzumura > Pictorial works
  • Kuzumura (Japan) > Pictorial works
Genre/Form
Typefaces (Type evidence) – Dante.
Note
  • "170 copies printed on Zerkall mouldmade paper at the Bird & Bull Press in August, 2001. The book was composed in Dante types by Michael and Winifred Bixler and bound by the Campbell-Logan Bindery"--Colophon.
  • The handmade papers of Japan was originally published in 4 v.: Rutland, Vt. : C.E. Tuttle Co., 1952. The present reprint (p. 49-197) includes notes by Henry Morris of the Bird & Bull Press, previously unpublished material by T.K. Tindale, and paper samples not included in the original work, supplied from Tindale's collection by his son Andrew Tindale.
  • "The illustrations on the half-titles to each volume were drawn by Richard Flavin and appeared originally in Nagashizuki, by Timothy Barrett, Bird & Bull Press, 1979. The illustrations which precede Kamisuki taigai and A papermaking village, are derived from two of the stencilled endpapers by Keisuke Serizawa in the original volumes. The lettering on Tindale's obituary and on the woodcut frontispiece is by Tetsu-Zan, and means 'the beauty of Japanese paper.' The paper used for the various half-titles is either Thai Kozo, Unryu, or handmade Sekishu. The paper used for the frontispiece is Zerkall Ingres"--Page facing colophon.
  • The frontispiece is a 5-col. full-page woodcut by Wesley W. Bates.
  • The original work includes introd. by Dard Hunter (p. 56-61); "A papermaking village," photographic essay on papermaking in Kuzumura in the Yoshino district of Nara Prefecture, by Francis Haar (p. [79-110]); "Kamisuki taigai" (General outline of papermaking), col. facsim. reproduction of an illustrated ms. dated 1784, by Morihide Nyudo Shuken Kizaki (Morisue Kizaki), with English translation by Kinichiro Kanazashi (p. [123]-141); and "A bibliographical guide for students of Japanese handmade papers, by Bunsho Jugaku" (p. 142-148).
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In (note)
  • Berger, S.E. Bird & Bull
Binding (note)
  • Binding: Publisher's brick red morocco and black Japanese silk boards; black leather spine label. Issued in brick red cloth drop back solander box (33 cm.) with black leather spine label.
Call Number
*KP+ (Bird) 05-153
OCLC
48246511
Author
Berger, Sidney E.
Title
The handmade papers of Japan : a biographical sketch of its author and an account of the genesis and production of the book / by Sidney E. Berger ; with a reprint of the original text by Thomas Keith Tindale and Harriett Ramsey Tindale.
Imprint
Newtown, Pa. : Bird & Bull Press, 2001.
Indexed In:
Berger, S.E. Bird & Bull, A 66
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Local Note
NYPL copy is no. 87.
Binding
Binding: Publisher's brick red morocco and black Japanese silk boards; black leather spine label. Issued in brick red cloth drop back solander box (33 cm.) with black leather spine label.
Local Note
Prospectus ([4] p.) laid in.
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Local Subject
Papermaking in art -- Early works to 1800.
Added Author
Tindale, Thomas Keith. Handmade papers of Japan. 2001.
Tindale, Harriett Ramsey.
Morris, Henry, 1925-2019.
Flavin, Richard, 1943- Illustrator
Bates, Wesley W. Illustrator. Wood engraver
Haar, Francis. Papermaking village. 2001.
Serizawa, Keisuke, 1895- Illustrator
Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966.
Jugaku, Bunshō.
Kizaki, Morisue, 1712- Kamisuki taigai. English & Japanese. 2001.
Bixler, Michael. Compositor
Bixler, Winifred. Compositor
Bird & Bull Press. Printer
Campbell-Logan Bindery. Binder
Research Call Number
*KP+ (Bird) 05-153
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