Marbled Paper Venice

Marbling is also used to decorate panels canvas or other surfaces.

Marbled paper venice.

Because the designs sometimes mimic the natural veining in stone or marble the word marbleized came to be used. Its original use was as book liner paper. Marbled paper sheets can be displayed in a frame or applied to any other support. Beautiful marble paper see 147 traveler reviews 146 candid photos and great deals for venice italy at tripadvisor.

Here you find the original marbled paper which is now copied a bit everywhere in venice and in the world but elsewhere they use semi mechanized techniques. First used in venice in 1600 marbled paper was a decorative element for book covers and other objects. Objects made with marbled paper but i don t know if they make the paper on the premises report inappropriate content lynn b sydney australia level contributor 26 347 posts 55 reviews 67 helpful votes 3. Nothing says its unique to venice but a lot.

Fascinated by the small encyclopedia manuel roret 1852 and the book papiers de fantasie 1541 where he first saw it in 1977 he spent some time in istanbul where he came into contact with the world of marbled paper. The master of marbled paper also creates colorful jewelry and very light stones of paper which he uses in mobile sculptures. Marbled paper from venice marbled paper like this is commonly available for sale in venice although its expensive 8 for a sheet a little more than 2 x2. Because the designs sometimes mimic the natural veining in stone or marble the word marbled or marbleized came to be used.

Venetian marbled paper carta marmorizzata is made by swirling pigments into a large shallow pan of water then laying the paper gently and briefly on the surface of the water to transfer the pattern. In 1975 alberto valese brought marbled paper to his hometown. La ricerca sas one of the last bookbinding store in venice we are proud to offer to our customers quality and competence must have passport holder 57 00 add to cart photo album 57 00 97 00.