![]() ![]() The art of suminagashi (“floating ink”) was practiced in Japan from at least the 10th century. The creation of marbled paper long predates its role in Europe and the West. ![]() And even fewer – mainly those who work in or have had a great deal of contact with large research libraries or the antiquarian book trade – are in a position to appreciate the enormous contribution that marbling has made to the overall history of the book” (Wolfe 1). From a post by book and paper conservator and WUDPAC Affiliated Faculty Melissa Tedone on her b(ook)log:Īccording to book history scholar Richard Wolfe, “Few people today are aware of the considerable role that marbled paper played in the everyday life of Europe and the Western world from late in the seventeenth century until late in the nineteenth. Examination Methods and Scientific Terms. ![]()
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