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Decorative papers  

Definition

  • Paper decorated by marbling, block printing, embossing, stencilling and other means. In the West these papers have been used for the endpapers and covers of books, for lining drawers, cupboards and boxes, for wrapping presents and for stationery; and in the East for scrolls and sacred screens, and as a background for fine calligraphy [DA]

Entry terms

  • Lining papers, decorative papers
  • Paper, decorative
  • Papers, decorative

Notation

  • 120726

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-WHDLP83B-Z

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