“Fabriano museum – laying off after pressing”

£24.00

High resolution digital image from our catalogue

The Paper and Watermark Museum is a museum in Fabriano, Italy. Based on the paper-making tradition of Fabriano, which is documented since the 12th Century, the museum focuses on handmade paper and watermark techniques in Medieval Italy. The Fabrianese papermakers probably learned the techniques from the Arabs, and were able to sufficiently refine and perfect the process for their paper to successfully compete with parchment. The introduction of watermarks was achieved by applying metal wires on a cover laid against the mould used for forming the paper.