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9781584560296
Puzzles in Paper examines the past, present, and future of watermark study, ranging through the disciplines of art history and conservation, bibliography, musicology, and philately. This book is a collection of scholarly essays that were presented at the Roanoke International Conference on Watermarks. The authors and attendees represent a remarkable assemblage of scientific and humanistic expertise: chemists, engineers, experts in digital photography, book dealers and collectors, librarians, literary scholars, cartographers and historians. Over 100 watermark illustrations. Co-published with The British Library.International Conference on Watermarks Staff is the author of 'Puzzles in Paper Concepts in Historical Watermarks' with ISBN 9781584560296 and ISBN 1584560290.
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