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The paper textiles of Tohoku, Northern Japan – Eleanor Burkett
Japan has a long history of producing many unusual paper grades, including a host of textiles. This detailed and well-illustrated article acts as an ideal introduction to the subject, from an author who has studied the subject, both practically and academically, for several decades.
10.5 pages, 17 figures
Smith Bateson: Our heritage and experience is unrivalled: Part 2 – Mike Malley
A short follow-up article to a piece in Q115 about Smith Bateson – a Lancashire company of papermakers and merchants that started in 1801, and are still operating in 2021. The company also featured in an article in Q63, by the same author.
1.5 pages
Part-exchanging rags for paper in eighteenth-century England – Geoffrey Day & Amélie Junqua
In 18th Century England, textile rags were the predominant source of fibrous raw material for a vast range of paper grades. This article deals with some of the recorded transactions between papermakers and rag dealers.
2 pages
The History of Downton Paper Mill – George Purcell
Downton Mill near Salisbury in Wiltshire operated as a paper and board mill for over two centuries, until it closed immediately after the completion of WWI. This detailed article gives a very complete history, backed by almost 70 references.
6 pages, 9 figures
The Michelin Man makes paper – Peter Bower
Bidendum, or The Michelin Man (as he is better known in the UK), paid a visit to Ivybridge mill in 1977 to oversee a special making of a watermarked grade for the company. This illustrated item celebrates this momentous visit.
0.5 page, 2 figures
The NEWS
From Q116 The NEWS became an integral part of the journal, rather than an insert.
Book Reviews – Peter Bower
Documents Pour L’Histoire Du Papier En France Au XVIIe Siècle – Thierry Depaulis and Céline Gendron
Examination of the paper trade within France and further afield during the 17th C.
Manuali Tipografici di Alberto Tallone – Enrico Tallone
A volume of essays about high-end book production, including some relating to watermarks and hand-papermaking.
The Quarterly Index Nos 109-112 – Daven Chamberlain
The index for 2019 is arranged in eight categories: Articles by author; Articles by title; Book reviews; General index; Illustrations; Papermakers; Paper mills; Watermarks. The Watermarks index is further divided into those that are illustrated and those that are mentioned in the text.
7.5 pages
PITA Centenary Part 2: When Art met Science – Daven Chamberlain
The second article covering the history of the Paper Industry Technical Association (PITA) to mark its centenary. This article covers its first four decades (1920-1959) including publications, awards and its part in WWII.
3.5 pages, 4 figures
Material Evidence for the Response of the early 18th century European Postal System to the Bubonic Plague preserved in the correspondence of the Venetian painter, Rosalba Carriera – Dr Thea Burns
As I write this summary, the world is reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. In living memory almost no on has experienced anything like this (the last obvious such event being Spanish Flu of 1919). However, going back a few centuries, and pandemics were much more common. This article deals with fumigation of items of postal history during an outbreak of Bubonic Plague in 18th C Europe.
5 pages, 3 figures
Handmade watermarked Christmas cards – Nick Pearson
The author is a long-time member of BAPH, and aside from his day job working for a major banknote manufacturer, he also runs a small-scale handmade paper operation. For several years now many of us have been lucky enough to receive annual Christmas Cards containing a festive watermark image. This short article covers his how he produces the marvellous cards.
2 pages, 11 figures
Lyng Paper Mill on the River Wensum, Norfolk by John Thirtle (1777-1839) – Peter Bower
Thirtle was a Norfolk artist, who produced a painting of ‘Lenwade Mill’ that can be found in Norwich Castle Museum. Closer inspection shows that the mill in the watercolour is in fact a paper mill, and as Lenwade was never associated with paper manufacturing, the attribution is incorrect. The author identifies the mill as Lyng, another Norfolk mill, and gives a brief history of the site.
2 pages, 5 figures
