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Asao Shimura correspondence with Gilbert Beale regarding Japanese papermaking
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0946
Abstract
Asao Shimura (born 1950) is a papermaker and authority on papermaking techniques and historical papermaking processes. He has published over twenty-five miniature handmade books documenting the history of papermaking and natural dyeing processes. Shimura exchanged letters and various paper samples with English printer Gilbert A. Beale between 1978 and 1980.
Dates:
1978-1980, 1999
Frank W. Tober papermaking and paper samples collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0600
Abstract
Frank W. Tober collected this wide variety of paper specimens and samples from around the world, including manufacturer's paper sample books, catalogs, individual paper specimens, and a portion of St. Louis collector and bookbinder Francis T. Guelker's collection on the history and craft of bookbinding and papermaking.
Dates:
circa 1050, 1850-1993; Majority of material found within 1920-1990