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Fabriano: city of Medieval and Renaissance papermaking

Title
Fabriano: city of Medieval and Renaissance papermaking / Sylvia Rodgers Albro.
Author
Albro, Sylvia Rodgers
Publication
  • New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press ; Washington, D.C. : The Library of Congress, 2016.
  • ©2016

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TextUse in library JFE 17-5319Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
ix, 229 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 24 x 24 cm
Summary
"Explores how the Arab art of papermaking by hand came to the Italian peninsula in the thirteenth century and why Fabriano was well-positioned to develop as the heart of this artisan craft, first in Italy and subsequently for a larger Mediterranean territory. Details of the technical advancements introduced by Fabriano are described, including machinery and equipment, the use of watermarks, and improvements in the physical processes of papermaking"--
Subject
  • Papermaking > Italy > Fabriano
  • Papermaking > History
  • Watermarks > Italy > Fabriano
  • Fabriano (Italy) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 17-5319
ISBN
  • 9781584563518
  • 1584563516
LCCN
  • 2016000475
  • 40026704585
OCLC
941582925
Author
Albro, Sylvia Rodgers, author.
Title
Fabriano: city of Medieval and Renaissance papermaking / Sylvia Rodgers Albro.
Publisher
New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press ; Washington, D.C. : The Library of Congress, 2016.
Copyright Date
©2016
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40026704585
Research Call Number
JFE 17-5319
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