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A Powerful Tool for Paper Studies: The Computational Coding of Watermarked Papers in Leonardo’s Codex Leicester and Codex Arundel – Margaret Holben Ellis, William A. Sethares, and C. Richard Johnson, Jr.
An article describing a protocol for using digital imaging techniques to assess watermarks in books, in particular looking for mould-mates (pairs of moulds used by a team making handmade paper). The technique is described with reference to two codices by Leonardo da Vinci.
18 pages, 22 figures & 7 tables
In Memoriam Stefan Kay, MBE (1944–2021) – Peter Bower
Stefan Kay was a very well-known and much-loved person in the paper industry, who had been a member of BAPH for a great many years, and who unfortunately he succumbed to cancer earlier this year. This moving tribute includes photographic evidence of his love of steam railways.
2.5 pages, 4 figures
Various Uses of Paper – Anon
A short account from 1901 about the multitude of uses to which paper was being put: from wheels for roller skates and cars, to water and sewer pipes.
1 page
The NEWS
From Q116 The NEWS became an integral part of the journal, rather than an insert. This is The NEWS No.123.
4 pages, 3 figures
Picturing Cromac Paper Mill Part One: Messrs. Joy’s Mill, 1767 to 1810 – Alison Muir
Cromac Paper Mill near Belfast has the rare distinction of having been portrayed by several different artists over a great many years. This three-part series describes each of these pictures, and relates how they chart the changes at the mill. This article, part one, describes the earliest representations.
8.5 pages, 15 figures
Unloading Esparto Grass on the Thames – Anon
Esparto grass was a favourite fibre beloved of many fine paper mills in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. This image shows several workmen unloading the raw material from a barge, moored on the banks of the Thames, circa 1938.
0.5 page, 1 figure
Thomas Grime and the Knott Mill (Darwen) Paper Company Limited – Mike Malley
Thomas Grime was born in Darwen, and after working in a cotton mill, transferred to wallpaper manufacturing in 1852. This changed his life, and a decade later he left to start on his own at Knott Mill. This article describes his business career, including his close attachment to the Carlisle family, and also the mill’s history.
3 pages, 1 figure
British Bibliography of Paper Conservation, Paper History and Watermark Studies No 28, 2020 – Daven Chamberlain
Listing of articles concerned with papermaking history and paper conservation published in 2020. Also, additions to listing of articles concerned with papermaking history and paper conservation published in 2018 and 2019.
4.5 pages
Book Reviews – Michael Stanyon & Peter Bower
The Paper Mill Girl – Glenda Young
Guarded Words: Writing from Prison: England, France, Russia – Eric de Bellaigue
Jock Walks the Plank – Christopher Anderson
An anecdote about a Policeman who had a minor accident when working at the Edinburgh docks during the 1950s and 1960s, where Esparto was often unloaded.
1.5 pages, 1 figure
Letter to the Editor – Michael Stanyon
A short letter about the correct name of the inventor of the paper machine: Nicolas-Louis Robert or Louis-Nicolas Robert.
0.5 page
