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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
Politischer Staat von Europa
Author:
Imprint Date:
1742
Publishing Colophon:
Dreßden und Leipzig, bey Freidrich Hekel. 1742.
Binding:
Half laced parchment with paste paper sides. All red sprinkled textblock edges.
Paper:
Multi-color quadrille-patterned veined paste paper with indirectly impressed hook designs
Collector's Notes:
I've not conducted any analyses on this binding for verification, but the degradation of the paste colors would seem to support the generic hypothesis for vegetable red, purple, and yellow colorants (lower lightfastness) and a mineral green.
Collection ID:
24.029
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