Imitation of marbled paper

Vilnius University Library
Vilnius, Lithuania

Purplish industrial paper on the cover of the book ROŻANCIUS SZWĘCIAUSIOS MARYOS PANNOS [...] by Jurgis Kasakauskis (Vilnius, 1832).

One of the most popular industrial decorated papers in 19th c., widely used even in the 20th century, was called “marbled Gustav's paper” (German: Gustavmarmorpapier). This paper decoration technique was intended to imitate the marbled paper.

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Title: Imitation of marbled paper
Type: Book
Rights: Vilnius University Library
External Link: View in VU Library's Digital Collections
Medium: Decorated paper

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