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Author Lorenté, Marie-Jeanne.

Title The art of papermaking with plants / Marie-Jeanne Lorenté ; photographs by Vincent Decorde ; illustrations by Sophie Beltran and Hippolyte Coste
Published New York : W.W. Norton, [2004]
©2004

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 MELB  676.22 Lor/Aop  AVAILABLE
Description 173 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Contents For a non-scientific approach to paper: The essence of plant paper -- Production -- Recipes -- Grasses -- Trees -- Edible Plants -- Non-plant Papers -- Nine artists of plant paper
Summary "Marie-Jeanne Lorente, an experienced artist and teacher, tells you everything you need to know, from assembling the simple equipment to gathering and processing plant fibers, including cooking, bleaching, rinsing, adding textures to the pulp, and drying the sheets of paper. Hundreds of beautiful color photographs illustrate the procedures as well as the plant materials and the unique papers they produce. The works of nine accomplished papers artists - whose creations run the gamut from sculpture and handmade books to hats - are included." "Ideal for the beginning papermaker as well as more seasoned artists and designers. The Art of Papermaking with Plants provides stimulating papermaking projects for all craftspeople."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Translation of: L'art du papier végétal
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page [174])
Subject Papermaking.
Author Decorde, Vincent.
LC no. 2003052747
ISBN 0393731359 paperback
9780393731354 paperback
Other Titles Art du papier végétal. English