Main entry:

Barrett, Timothy, author.

Title & Author:

Japanese papermaking : traditions, tools, and techniques / by Timothy Barrett ; with an appendix on alternative fibers by Winifred Lutz.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Weatherhill, 1983.

Description:

x, 317 pages, 32 pages of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm

Series:

Weatherhill's Asian crafts series

Notes:
"First edition, 1983"--Title page verso.
"Drawings on pp. 91-110 by Howard Clark; all other drawings by Richard J. Flavin."--Title page verso.
"Photographs by Timothy Barrett...Richard J. Flavin...and Nicholas Graetz."--Title page verso.
"Book design and typography: Miriam F. Yamaguchi and Pamela Pasti ... Composition of the text and line engravings, in letterpress: Korea Textbook Co., Seoul. Printing of the text: Kenkyusha Printing Co., Tokyo. Engraving and printing of the plates, in monochrome offset: Nissha Printing Co., Tokyo. Binding: Makoto Binderies, Tokyo. The text paper is Cream Hakuzo, neutral pH, 104.7 grams/meter², machine made from wood pulp by Hokuetsu Paper Mill, Tokyo. The endpapers are Mingei-shi, machine made from one-hundred-percent kozo fiber and backed with wood-pulp text paper by Dai-Inshu Paper Mill, Tottori Prefecture. The typeface is Monotype Bembo."--Colophon.
Jacket design and woodblock prints by Richard Flavin.
Series statement from book jacket back flap.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-312) and index.
The craft in Japan. Japanese paper : past and present ; Raw fiber production ; Fiber preparation ; Sheet formation -- The craft in the west. Tools and equipment ; Materials and their preparation ; Papermaking : simplified and traditional methods ; Variations.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"This most comprehensive book on the subject sheds light on every facet of a time-honored craft and offers complete instructions on how to duplicate its exquisite results in the West. Part 1, The Craft in Japan, draws on the author's experience learning to make paper in Japan and documents Japanese papermaking as it has been practiced for centuries. Part 2, The Craft in the West, gives step-by-step instructions for the two methods of Japanese papermaking. Every aspect of papermaking is explained in depth, including cultivation of paper mulberry in the West, weaving the flexible mold surface (su), and evaluation of the finished paper. A chapter on variations answers many common question asked about the process, covering watermarking, making laminations with leaves and other natural materials, using Western equipment in Japanese processes, and making paper for printmaking, book conservation, and other specific uses. A substantial bibliography and glossary further supplement the text"--amazon.com.

ISBN:

083480185X
9780834801851

Subject:

Japanese paper.
Papermaking.
Papier japon.
Papeterie.
papermaking.
Japanese paper (handmade paper)
Reispapier
Papierherstellung
Papierfabricage.

Added entries:

Lutz, Winifred, author of appendix.
Flavin, Richard, 1943- bookjacket designer, illustrator.
Clark, Howard, 1940- illustrator.
Barrett, Timothy, illustrator.
Graetz, Nicholas, illustrator.
Yamaguchi, Miriam F., book designer, typographer.
Pasti, Pamela, book designer, typographer.
Koryŏ Sŏjŏk Chusik Hoesa, compositor.
Kenkyusha Printing Co., printer.
Nissha Printing Co., engraver, printer.
Makoto Binderies, binder.
Hokuetsu Paper Mill, papermaker.
Dai-Inshu Paper Mill, papermaker.

Holdings:

Location: Library conservation office 4754
Call No.: PO7727 CONS TS1130.B37; ID:85-B4310
Status: Available