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Picturing the World of Paper: The Rosemary Lane Rag Fair – Peter Bower
Sometimes it seems as though the general public thinks ‘recycling’ is a modern phenomenon; however, society has been recovering and reusing ‘waste’ materials for millennia. This story concerns rag collecting in particular, and the bustling market around Rosemary Lane, London, where rags were sold, and which was portrayed by a number of artists in the 18th and 19th centuries. The article is illustrated with some of these portrayals.
12 pages, 19 figures
Memories of Springfield Mill and Polton, Midlothian
This article has been abstracted from Memories of Springfield Mill and Polton, a booklet researched, edited and produced by the Springfield Mill Action Group. In particular it contains social history memories, and ends with a detailed chronological appendix highlighting the main events in history affecting these mills.
7 pages, 8 figures
Paper in England in 1519 – Geoffrey Day
An article about William Horman’s Vulgaria (c.1519) which contains information about paper, describing price, size and uses (including Blotting paper – this being the first mention in the OED).
2 pages, 2 figures
In Memoriam: Bruce Glasser (1944-2023) – Peter Bower
An obituary of Bruce Glasser, who was a business partner of Peter Bower, the pair having run a hand paper mill in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
1 page, 1 figure
The NEWS
From Q116 The NEWS became an integral part of the journal, rather than an insert. This is The NEWS No.134.
4 pages
Rembrandt’s Watermarked Papers at the National Gallery of Victoria – Yvonne (Bonnie) Hearn
An article describing a holding of 140 prints by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn by an Australian gallery, and an investigation into their watermarks, complete with beta-radiographs.
7.5 pages, 6 figures
Luciano Ragozzino, Silverfish
An image of a silverfish, a notorious ‘predator of paper’.
0.5 pages, 1 figure
Paper Making in the Dominions: Part 2: Australia
An article from a trade magazine from 1924 describing a British Empire Exhibition, detailing the industry in four of its major dominions; this is the second in the series (the first having been published in Q129), and highlights the industry in Australia. It has been completed with some up-to-date statistics showing how the indigenous industry has changed over a century.
3 pages, 2 figures
Paper Industry Review of 2023
Our annual round up of mills or paper machines that have closed on the international scene, along with news on UK mills past and present, reported during 2023.
2 pages, 2 Figures
Maintaining a Paper Mill: 1799 – 1814 – Michael Stanyon
Details of maintenance costs for Frogmore Mill, over a 15 year period, showing the frequent and expensive repairs undertaken.
3 pages, 1 figure
Book Reviews – Peter Bower & Daven Chamberlain
“Supplemento Estetico al Manuali Tipografici de Alberto Tallone” by Enrico Tallone
“Washi Memories”, by Eleanor Burkett
“Drawing on Blue European Drawings on Blue Paper, 1400s-1700s”, Edited by Edina Adam & Michelle Sullivan
“Impact, Development and Commercialization Overview of Dewatering Hydrofoils” by Ben Thorp, John Eames, Jim Ring, Tom Rodencal & David Szurley
Letter to the Editor
A letter from Simon Barcham-Green concerning images used to illustrated an article from Leonard Rosenband published in Q129.
0.5 pages
Questions in Parliament regarding an Accident at a Papermill
A Parliamentary question from 1935 concerning the death of Edward Sharp, a worker at Kemsley Mill, Kent.
0.5 pages
