This remarkable and beautiful book brings together a collection of
decorated papers dating from the 16th to the 20th century. They
were produced for a wide variety of uses: as wrappers and endpapers
for books, as the backing for playing cards, and even as linings
for chests and cases. Some decorated papers were used as humble
pictures for display in churches and the home; some were sold as
souvenirs to pilgrims; and others were used merely as wrappings for
foodstuffs such as gingerbread and chocolate. What unites all the
papers in the book is the richness of their ornamentation and the
thin, flexible characteristics of the original sheets. They are all
further united by having been collected by Olga Hirsch (1889-1968),
a trained bookbinder who left her collection of some 3,500 papers
to the British Library, where they remain one of the largest and
most diverse collections of decorated papers in the world. This
anthology brings together some of the most exquisite examples. It
will delight and inspire designers, bibliophiles and anyone with a
love of pattern and decoration.
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