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Explores how the Arab art of papermaking by hand came to the Italian peninsula in the thirteenth century and why the city of Fabriano, Italy was well-positioned to develop as the heart of this artisan craft, first in Italy and subsequently for a larger Mediterranean territory. Details technical advancements introduced by Fabriano are described, including machinery, equipment, the use of watermarks, and improvements in the physical processes of papermaking.
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1 edition- Hardcover · English · 2016Oak Knoll Pr · 229 pages · 9781584563518
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