A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL DECORATED PAPERS.
A Miniature Book with Forty Three Historical Decorated Paper Samples. Two Volumes.
- Izmir: Nedim Sönmez, 2024.
- miniature book (6 x 7.5 cm)
- marbled paper boards, paper cover label, marbled box
- (23) pages of text, followed by 43 marbled paper specimens split up across two volumes
Price: $425.00 other currencies
Order Nr. 142605
Limited edition of only 30 numbered sets signed and bound by Nedim Sönmez. A fine set housed in decorated cloth, loosely inserted into a marbled paper-covered box. Each decorated paper sample that is tipped-in measures 3.5 x 5 cm and covers a wide variety of styles such as Suminagashi, Stormont, Nonpareil, Tiger marbled paper, and Moire, amont others.
"The history of decorated paper is a special branch that is known only by experts. However, there are official institutions; such as, museums and private collectors, that are experts on the subject. Therefore, the works in this book are a very small part of an important collection of thousands of pieces, which were gathered as a result of hard auctions and long years of research. I am pleased this book is valued and loved in private and public libraries as a small, yet valuable collection of decorated paper. The book will have a very important function for recognizing and analysing historical papers as well as being used as a reference source." -Nedim Sönmez.