Research Catalog

Title

Paper : material, medium and magic / edited by Neil Holt, Nicola von Velsen and Stephanie Jacobs ; with photographs by Thorsten Kern.

Publication

Munich : Prestel, c2018.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Holt, Neil
• Velsen, Nicola von
• Jacobs, Stephanie

Description

269 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, map, music, portraits; 27 cm

Summary

"Wide-ranging and multi-faceted this intriguing and beautifully produced book will change the way you relate to paper in an increasingly 'paperless' society. While sheets of paper are disappearing from our homes and offices, the medium is experiencing a renaissance in the worlds of art, design, and architecture. Suddenly, paper is everywhere -- but not only in the old familiar places or forms. This fascinating book looks at every aspect of paper: its history, composition, production, application, and trade. Beginning with the anatomy of paper and its earliest forms, this book looks at paper as a symbol of political and economic importance and as a carrier of ideas, from literature to art, design, and music. It looks at the different surfaces, opacities, weights and volumes of paper and how it is used for printing, typography, graphics, and maps as well as a vehicle for origami, architecture, and fashion. Sumptuously illustrated with photographs and drawings, this book includes a variety of papers for readers to examine and feel, highlighting the sensual aspects of this seemingly ordinary product. Engaging, entertaining, and informative, this book contains a wealth of useful and surprising information on every printed, colored, and textured page"--Publisher's website.

Subject

• Paper

Note

• Special binding.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Paper as material. Preface ; Paper soup / Frieder Schmidt ; What is paper made of? / Anita Brockmann ; The art of papermaking / John Gerard / Handmade paper / Felix Renker ; Washi: Japanese paper / Therese Weber ; Color by design / James Cropper Paper ; Paper as a building material / Ulrich Knaack ; Paper types and paper industry ; Paper A-Z ; Colored paper / Frieder Schmidt ; Cover papers of the Insel-Bücherei / Frieder Schmidt ; Marbled paper / Julia Rinck ; A collection of painters' books / Thomas Wessel / The monsterkamer / Esther Krop ; The graphic paper trade / Heinrich Spies -- Paper as medium. Literature, writing and paper / Heike Gfrereis ; The letter as a folded artifact / Christoph Benjamin Schulz ; The 'gorgeous nothings' of Emily Dickinson / Philipp Hontschik ; Arno Schmidt's card index / Philipp Hontschik ; Letter to Anne Frank / George Whitman ; Einstein's notes / Philipp Hontschik ; Revolution: music on paper / Raoul Mörchen ; John Cage finds music in paper / Raoul Mörchen ; Ben Patterson makes music with paper / Raoul Mörchen ; Fine art and paper / Siegfried Gohr ; Paper art / Therese Weber ; Silhouettes to lasercut / Viola Hildebrand-Schat ; Experiencing paper / Nanne Meyer ; Trans-layers / Nicola von Velsen -- Paper as symbol. Watermarks / Frieder Schmidt ; Treaties and laws / Philipp Hontschik ; Paper money / Philipp Hontschik ; Punch cards / Philipp Hontschik
• Paper surfaces. Paper as a rectangular surface / Nicola von Velsen ; Paper as white space / Neil Holt ; Type on paper / Neil Holt ; Maps and globes / Philipp Hontschik ; Playing cards / Philipp Hontschik ; Ephemera / Philipp Hontschik ; Paper: a practical guide -- Paper spaces. Folding paper / Nicola von Velsen ; Folding and thinking / Matthias Burchardt ; Origami / Paul Jackson ; Paper theater / Gordon Hoffmeyer ; At the Bauhaus / Boris Friedewald ; Folded time / Matthias Burchardt ; Paper planes / Philipp Hontschik ; Paper bags / Nicola von Velsen ; Boxes / Nicolas von Velsen ; Pop-ups - Hingeless paper / Peter Dahmen ; Paper houses: Shigeru Ban / Anita Brockmann ; 'softwall' / molo ; Paper installations / Wanda Barcelona ; Objects made of pulp / Debbie Wijskamp ; Made of paper / Fideli Sundqvist -- Paper and book. Books, libraries, and paper / Heike Gfrereis ; Leafing through / Christoph Benjamin Schulz ; Pop-up books / Christoph Benjamin Schulz ; The flip book / Christoph Benjamin Schulz ; The book as object: Irma Boom / Nicola von Velsen ; Building books / Dirk Jachimsky -- Appendix. Contributors and others ; Paper lovers ; Selected literature ; List of paper museums.

Call Number

JQF 18-1712

ISBN

• 9783791383064
• 379138306X

LCCN

9783791383064

OCLC

1035566698

Title

Paper : material, medium and magic / edited by Neil Holt, Nicola von Velsen and Stephanie Jacobs ; with photographs by Thorsten Kern.

Imprint

Munich : Prestel, c2018.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Holt, Neil, editor.

Velsen, Nicola von, editor.

Jacobs, Stephanie, editor.

Other Standard Identifier

9783791383064

Research Call Number

JQF 18-1712