The Binder’s Art: Marbling Workshop

The Binder’s Art: Marbling Workshop

By Special Collections

Date and time

Thursday, February 11, 2016 · 4 - 5pm CST

Location

Archives and Rare Books Reading Room of Pius XII Memorial Library, Rm 307

3650 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108

Description

Join Saint Louis University Special Collections staff to learn the basics of trough marbling, a technique used in paper decoration since the sixteenth century. Participants in the hour-long session will view early examples of marbling from the Rare Books collection, learn about the history of popular marbled designs and the techniques used to make them, and produce their own marbled papers.


Registration opens February 1st

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