On 15 September, Vilnius University Library has launched a five-part digital exhibition “Tales of Decorated Paper” on Google Arts & Culture, presenting the five earliest paper decoration techniques that were used for the decoration of endpapers and covers of books, furniture, instruments or even wallpaper. In our times such paper is made by only a few artisans, while examples of the paper made centuries ago by the old masters can be seen mostly only in museum and library collections. By opening its collections for the public, Vilnius University Library is inviting to explore how colourful, diverse, and rich these collections can be.
The part A Golden Garden. Brocade Paper invites to explore brocade paper technique.
Brocade paper, similarly to marbled paper, was created while searching for some substitute to costly and exceptional fabrics. Such paper imitated brocade fabric and served as a much cheaper alternative to use in decoration of various objects – boxes, pieces of furniture, clocks, musical instruments and books.
Digital exhibition “Tales of Decorated Paper” in Lithuanian and English languages has been launched on Google Arts and Culture. The part A Golden Garden. Brocade Paper is available here>>
Other stories:
A Pacing Woodblock. Block-printed Paper
A Swarm, Landed. Sprinkled Paper
A Ripple, Captured. Marbled Paper