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Cams and stampers in a papermill

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Description: Cams and stampers in a papermill
TitleCams and stampers in a papermill
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation dateUnknown
Object typePrint
MaterialsUnknown
DimensionsUnknown
LocationFrom Denis Diderot and Jean d’Alembert, "Encyclopédie" (1765)
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsPaper millsPapermakingMills and mill-work
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Chapter 2: The Spread of Papermaking Across the Islamic Lands
Jonathan M. Bloom
Description: Paper Before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic World
Paper Before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic World
The unification of West Asia under Islam in the eighth century meant that once Muslims encountered paper in Central Asia, its use spread rapidly across Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and North Africa to Spain. For papermaking to travel from its place of origin—China—to Samarqand, in Central Asia, had taken about five centuries, but a mere two centuries after Muslims encountered paper in...
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Jonathan M. Bloom
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2001 by Jonathan M. Bloom
Related print edition pages: pp.47-89
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00217.003
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20570&redirecttoanchor=57015
Chapter subject tags:Papermaking--HistoryIslamic Empire--HistoryManuscripts (Papyri)QurʼanWriting, Arabic

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View of Nuremberg
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1493
Object typePrint
LocationHartmann Schedel, Liber chronicarum (1493)
View of Nuremberg
View of Nuremberg
Description: A Hollander beater
A Hollander beater
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleOther
Object typeTool/Implement
A Hollander beater
A Hollander beater
Description: A Paper Mill with the Men at Work
A Paper Mill with the Men at Work
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 16
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1747
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions7 1/8 × 11 in. (18 × 28 cm)
A Paper Mill with the Men at Work
A Paper Mill with the Men at Work
Description: Papermakers forming the sheets in molds (top left), couching, or layering, the...
Papermakers forming the sheets in molds (top left), couching, or layering, the sheets (top center), and pressing the stack (top right)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1765
Object typePrint
LocationFrom Denis Diderot and Jean d’Alembert, "Encyclopédie" (1765)
Papermakers forming the sheets in molds...
Papermakers forming the sheets in molds (top left), couching, or layering, the sheets (top center), and pressing the stack (top right)
Description: Laid paper
Laid paper
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleArtist
Object typeOther
Laid paper
Laid paper
Description: Tinting the Paper
Tinting the Paper
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator name (description)Yoeequa
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1830–1840
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk on silk
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85624926/f15.item
Accession numberFRBNF40358250
Tinting the Paper
Tinting the Paper
Description: Woman in western Nepal making paper with floating mold
Woman in western Nepal making paper with floating mold
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
LocationFrom Silvie Turner, "The Book of Fine Paper," pl. 13
Woman in western Nepal making paper with...
Woman in western Nepal making paper with floating mold
Description: Undershot and overshot waterwheels
Undershot and overshot waterwheels
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Undershot and overshot waterwheels
Undershot and overshot waterwheels
Description: Tributes from the Province of Quauhnahuac
Tributes from the Province of Quauhnahuac
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1541
Object typePainting
MaterialsPaint and ink on European paper
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/6cc6d8a7-5e24-46f3-9f9b-41ce3f372c57
Accession numberMs. Arch. Selden. A. 1
Tributes from the Province of...
Tributes from the Province of Quauhnahuac
Description: Bleed over and pin mark on verso of Geranium Macrorrhisum, detail
Bleed over and pin mark on verso of Geranium Macrorrhisum, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 16
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1790
Object typeCollage
MaterialsCollage on laid paper prepared with watercolor
Dimensions9 7/8 × 7 3/4 in. (25.1 × 19.7 cm)
LocationYale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/4134846
Bleed over and pin mark on verso of...
Bleed over and pin mark on verso of Geranium Macrorrhisum, detail
Description: Genoese Gloved-Hand Watermark
Genoese Gloved-Hand Watermark
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1531
Object typeOther
MaterialsInk on European paper
LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC
Genoese Gloved-Hand Watermark
Genoese Gloved-Hand Watermark
Description: Fol. 3v in Matrícula de Tributos, detail
Fol. 3v in Matrícula de Tributos, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1520
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and paint on amatl
LocationInstituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico City
https://www.mediateca.inah.gob.mx/islandora_74/islandora/object/fotografia%3A277736
Accession number307188
Fol. 3v in Matrícula de Tributos,...
Fol. 3v in Matrícula de Tributos, detail
Description: The Oztoticpac Lands Map
The Oztoticpac Lands Map
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation datec. 1540
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsRed and black ink on amatl
LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.
https://www.loc.gov/item/88690436
Accession numberG4414.T54:2O9 1540 .O9
The Oztoticpac Lands Map
The Oztoticpac Lands Map
Description: Fragment of hemp paper
Fragment of hemp paper
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator nationality/cultureChinese
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation datec. 150 BC
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsHemp paper
Fragment of hemp paper
Fragment of hemp paper
Description: Dipping the Paper Mold
Dipping the Paper Mold
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator name (description)Yoeequa
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1830–1840
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk on silk
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85624926/f11.item
Accession numberFRBNF40358250
Dipping the Paper Mold
Dipping the Paper Mold
Description: Photomicrograph, taken in polarised light, of a blend of well-beaten linen rag fibre...
Photomicrograph, taken in polarised light, of a blend of well-beaten linen rag fibre and hemp fibre, probably derived from sailcloth
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 16
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Photomicrograph, taken in polarised...
Photomicrograph, taken in polarised light, of a blend of well-beaten linen rag fibre and hemp fibre, probably derived from sailcloth
Description: The spread of paper and papermaking, detail of West Asia
The spread of paper and papermaking, detail of West Asia
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
The spread of paper and papermaking,...
The spread of paper and papermaking, detail of West Asia
Description: First Account Taken Stamp
First Account Taken Stamp
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 16
Creator roleArtist
Object typeOther
LocationYale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut
First Account Taken Stamp
First Account Taken Stamp
Description: The molecular structure of cellulose
The molecular structure of cellulose
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
The molecular structure of cellulose
The molecular structure of cellulose
Description: Horizontal waterwheel
Horizontal waterwheel
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Horizontal waterwheel
Horizontal waterwheel
Description: Amsterdam City Coat of Arms
Amsterdam City Coat of Arms
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1680
Object typeOther
LocationDeutsches Museum, Munich
Amsterdam City Coat of Arms
Amsterdam City Coat of Arms
Description: Fol. 37v from the Codex Kingsborough/ Petition of the Indians of Tepetlaoztoc
Fol. 37v from the Codex Kingsborough/ Petition of the Indians of Tepetlaoztoc
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1500
Object typePainting
MaterialsWritten and painted on European paper
Dimensions29.5 × 21.5 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Am2006-Drg-13964
Accession numberAm2006,Drg.13964
Fol. 37v from the Codex Kingsborough/...
Fol. 37v from the Codex Kingsborough/ Petition of the Indians of Tepetlaoztoc
Description: Japanese papermaking mold
Japanese papermaking mold
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleArtist
Object typeTool/Implement
LocationFrom Sophie Dawson, "The Art and Craft of Papermaking," p. 20
Japanese papermaking mold
Japanese papermaking mold
Description: Fol. 3v in Matrícula de Tributos
Fol. 3v in Matrícula de Tributos
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1520
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and paint on amatl
LocationInstituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico City
https://www.mediateca.inah.gob.mx/islandora_74/islandora/object/fotografia%3A277736
Accession number307188
Fol. 3v in Matrícula de Tributos
Fol. 3v in Matrícula de Tributos
Description: Fol. 42r from the Codex Kingsborough/ Petition of the Indians of Tepetlaoztoc
Fol. 42r from the Codex Kingsborough/ Petition of the Indians of Tepetlaoztoc
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1500
Object typePainting
MaterialsWritten and painted on European paper
Dimensions29.5 × 21.5 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Am2006-Drg-13964
Accession numberAm2006,Drg.13964
Fol. 42r from the Codex Kingsborough/...
Fol. 42r from the Codex Kingsborough/ Petition of the Indians of Tepetlaoztoc
Description: Papyrus plants, Sicily
Papyrus plants, Sicily
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
LocationAfter Corrado Basile and Anna di Natale, "Il Museo del Papiro di Siracusa" (1994)
Papyrus plants, Sicily
Papyrus plants, Sicily
Description: Tributes from the Province of Quauhnahuac
Tributes from the Province of Quauhnahuac
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1541
Object typePainting
MaterialsPaint and ink on European paper
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/1ae0d4e1-6d72-4275-953b-1cfedd715a84
Accession numberMs. Arch. Selden. A. 1
Tributes from the Province of...
Tributes from the Province of Quauhnahuac
Description: The traditional method of drying a newly formed sheet of handmade paper is to hang...
The traditional method of drying a newly formed sheet of handmade paper is to hang it over a rope, which results in a crease along the center of the sheet
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 16
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
The traditional method of drying a newly...
The traditional method of drying a newly formed sheet of handmade paper is to hang it over a rope, which results in a crease along the center of the sheet
Description: Incomplete Frame Mark and Charge Mark
Incomplete Frame Mark and Charge Mark
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 16
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1791
Object typeWallpaper
LocationYale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut
Incomplete Frame Mark and Charge Mark
Incomplete Frame Mark and Charge Mark
Description: Tamed Horse Watermark
Tamed Horse Watermark
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1347
Object typeOther
LocationDeutsches Museum, Munich
Tamed Horse Watermark
Tamed Horse Watermark
Description: Fol. 4r in Matrícula de Tributos
Fol. 4r in Matrícula de Tributos
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1520
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and paint on amatl
LocationInstituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico City
https://www.mediateca.inah.gob.mx/islandora_74/islandora/object/fotografia%3A277736
Accession number307188
Fol. 4r in Matrícula de Tributos
Fol. 4r in Matrícula de Tributos
Description: Itinerary of rag papermaking technology from c. 650–1500
Itinerary of rag papermaking technology from c. 650–1500
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator name (description)Design by author, cartography by Bill Nelson
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Itinerary of rag papermaking technology...
Itinerary of rag papermaking technology from c. 650–1500
Description: Greek text of the Doctrina patrum
Greek text of the Doctrina patrum
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date800–825 AD
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions10 1/2 × 6 in. (26.4 × 15 cm)
LocationVatican Library
Accession numberGr. 2200
Greek text of the Doctrina patrum
Greek text of the Doctrina patrum
Description: Cutting Bamboo
Cutting Bamboo
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator name (description)Yoeequa
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1830–1840
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk on silk
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85624926/f5.item
Accession numberFRBNF40358250
Cutting Bamboo
Cutting Bamboo
Description: Good Hope water mill
Good Hope water mill
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica
Good Hope water mill
Good Hope water mill
Description: The spread of paper and papermaking
The spread of paper and papermaking
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
The spread of paper and papermaking
The spread of paper and papermaking
Description: Strangler fig
Strangler fig
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator rolePhotograph
Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Strangler fig
Strangler fig
Description: Incomplete Frame Mark, one of four different Excise Duty Stamps found on wallpapers
Incomplete Frame Mark, one of four different Excise Duty Stamps found on wallpapers
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 16
Creator roleDesigner
Object typeWallpaper
LocationYale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut
Incomplete Frame Mark, one of four...
Incomplete Frame Mark, one of four different Excise Duty Stamps found on wallpapers
Description: Fol. 19r in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, gloved-hand watermark detail
Fol. 19r in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, gloved-hand watermark detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1562
Object typeOther
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8458267s/f63.item
Accession numberMexicain 385
Fol. 19r in the Codex...
Fol. 19r in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, gloved-hand watermark detail
Description: Tong Watermark
Tong Watermark
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1333
Object typeOther
LocationDeutsches Museum, Munich
Tong Watermark
Tong Watermark
Description: Fol. 42v from the Codex Kingsborough/ Petition of the Indians of Tepetlaoztoc
Fol. 42v from the Codex Kingsborough/ Petition of the Indians of Tepetlaoztoc
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1500
Object typePainting
MaterialsWritten and painted on European paper
Dimensions29.5 × 21.5 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Am2006-Drg-13964
Accession numberAm2006,Drg.13964
Fol. 42v from the Codex Kingsborough/...
Fol. 42v from the Codex Kingsborough/ Petition of the Indians of Tepetlaoztoc
Description: Fol. 4r in Matrícula de Tributos, detail
Fol. 4r in Matrícula de Tributos, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1520
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and paint on amatl
LocationInstituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico City
https://www.mediateca.inah.gob.mx/islandora_74/islandora/object/fotografia%3A277736
Accession number307188
Fol. 4r in Matrícula de Tributos,...
Fol. 4r in Matrícula de Tributos, detail

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