Nov 13, 2018
A Papermaking Pilgrimage to Japan, Korea and China.
Dard Hunter.
New York: Pynson Printers, 1936.
Woodcut depicting the gampi plant. Paper mulberry and mitsumata are also illustrated in woodcuts; additionally, the book has 65 photogravure images.
Hunter saw an exhibit on papermaking and printing during a visit to the London Science Museum in 1911, and he was inspired. At the time, there were no producers of handmade paper in the United States, and Hunter decided there should be. Within two years he had a paper mill of his own, powered by a water wheel. In the following decades he travelled the world, researching papermaking, and writing over twenty books about his studies. A fuller biography is available from the Dard Hunter Studios.
