American watermarks 1690-1835 / Thomas L. Gravell & George Miller ; revised with the assistance of Elizabeth A. Walsh ; foreword by Keith Arbour.

Main entry:

Gravell, Thomas L.

Title & Author:

American watermarks 1690-1835 / Thomas L. Gravell & George Miller ; revised with the assistance of Elizabeth A. Walsh ; foreword by Keith Arbour.

Edition:

2d edition, rev. and expanded.

Publication:

New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press, 2002.

Description:

xxxii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Revised edition of: A catalogue of American watermarks, 1690-1835. New York : Garland Pub., 1979.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-327) and indexes.
The watermarks -- Summary paper mill histories.

Summary:

This new edition incorporates enhanced illustrations of all the original 700 watermark photographs, and adds more than 320 new watermarks found by the author during the past twenty years. In all, 1,057 watermarks have now been computer enhanced and triple-indexed for better identification. This new corpus of research includes revised and updated papermill histories, an updated bibliography, a new glossary of papermaking, and new name, geographic, and iconographic indexes. A new foreword by Keith Arbour recounts Thomas Gravell's contributions to paper history.

ISBN:

1584560681
9781584560685

Subject:

Watermarks United States Catalogs.
Papermaking United States History.
Paper history
Filigranes (Papeterie) États-Unis Catalogues.
Papeterie États-Unis Histoire.
Papermaking
Watermarks
Watermerken.
Wasserzeichen USA Geschichte 1690-1835 Verzeichnis.
United States
USA Wasserzeichen Geschichte 1690-1835 Verzeichnis.

Form/genre:

Catalog
catalogs (documents)
Catalogs
History
Catalogues.

Added entries:

Miller, George, 1943- author.
Walsh, Elizabeth A., editor.
Arbour, Keith, writer of foreword.
Gravell, Thomas L. Catalogue of American watermarks, 1690-1835.
United States Delaware New Castle.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 220321
Call No.: Z237.G7 2002
Status: Available

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