I can't resist sending the titles of some of the talks coming up at the International Association of Paper Historians (IPH)'s 35th Biennial Congress on June 7-11, 2021. Full announcement below.
(A question for origami paper historians: I can't recall seeing watermarks on *kami *and other origami paper. Am I just oblivious to something that is there? Or, if there aren't watermarks, why not?) Happy folding! Karen ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group, and book historian Karen Reeds, PhD, FLS Princeton Research Forum, a community of independent scholars: http://www.princetonresearchforum.org/ - Washi in the North: the far-reaching impact of the availability of Japanese papers to 20th century North American artists and art conservators. - An overview of miniature paper machines 1860 to 1980. - The papers within: a close examination of the papers found inside Harvard’s Sedgwick Sculpture of Prince Shōtoku at Age Two - The ZIG ZAG mark (///) in Spanish Arabian paper: study and reasons for this mark from Karen Reeds [email protected] ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 5:50 AM Subject: exlibris-l Digest Mon, 01 Mar 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 00:06:32 -0500 From: Marian Dirda <[email protected]> Subject: ["EXLIBRIS-L"] 35th IPH Congress: Investigating American Collections on Paper June 7-11, 2021 Dear colleagues, The International Association of Paper Historians (IPH) warmly invites you to register for its upcoming 35th Biennial Congress on June 7-11, 2021. The much-anticipated event, entitled will be co-hosted by the Library of Congress, the National Gallery of Art, and the National Archives and Records Administration. The Washington, DC organizers have transformed the original in-person Congress into an online colloquium that will allow greater participation by paper historians, scholars and students from around the world. Please visit the IPH website <http://www.paperhistory.org/> (http://www.paperhistory.org/) for a detailed conference program and registration. The Congress will open with a keynote address from the eminent paper historian John Bidwell, Astor Curator and Head of the Department of Printed Books and Bindings at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York, and will feature talks given by 35 other outstanding international scholars. Presenters will discuss international paper history, artists’ papers, book papers, watermark databases, new methodologies in paper studies, and toolkits for paper and watermark identification. The 2021 IPH Congress brings together an unprecedented assembly of experts and is designed for interactive discussion. In addition to the pre-recorded presentations with live question and answer sessions, live workshops will allow participants to gain greater familiarity with watermark imaging tools and international watermark databases, guided by their creators. IPH 2021 Program and Workshops < http://www.paperhistory.org/Congress-events/congress2021/IPH_Program_2021.pdf > Please register soon! Marian Dirda *2021 IPH Congress Planning Committee:* Library of Congress: Sylvia Albro, Yasmeen Khan, Amelia Parks, Mary Elizabeth Watson National Gallery of Art: Marian Dirda and Amy Hughes National Archives and Records Administration: Halaina Demba, Amy Lubick, Yoonjoo Strumfels [email protected] -- Marian Dirda 1200 Woodside Parkway Silver Spring, MD 20910 ------------------------------ End of exlibris-l Digest Mon, 01 Mar 2021 *********************************************
