#marbled monday

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Another Marbled Monday, on the covers of Isl. Ms. 33, an 18th century manuscript copy of Jalāl al-Dīn al-Dawānī's treatise on Ithbāt al-wājib (اثبات الواجب) accompanied by commentary of Mullā Ḥanafī and gloss of Mīrzā Jān

Browse the description and images of the entire manuscript online!

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Marbled Monday

This week's book contains a veritable smorgasbord of marbling! This is Harvesting Color: The Year in a Marbler's Workshop by British marbling master Ann Muir (1939-2008). Published by Incline Press in 1999 in an edition of 250 copies, the book contains a third of a sheet of 12 marbled paper designs, each representing a month of the year. All of the paper, including that for the cover (which matches the month of April), was marbled by Muir. The sketches of cats are also by Muir.

The patterns included in the book are each meant to evoke elements of the their corresponding months. They are shown in order here except for April, which is shown here on the cover of the book. There is a wide variety in the patterns—some are combed patterns while others are swirled with a stylus. Some are Turkish while others are Spanish moiré. The examples demonstrate the breadth of possibility in marbling and Muir's own mastery of the art.

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-- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager

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For marbled Monday, endpapers from the wee Turcici imperii status, published in 1634.

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Oceans of Blue and Gold

This marbled paper comes from The Butterflies of Australia (1914) by Gustavus A. Waterhouse.

View more in Biodiversity Heritage Library with thanks to Museums Victoria and the Atlas of Living Australia for digitizing.

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Waves Inside and Out

The beautiful marbled paper covering was added much later during the lifetime of this 1714 Dutch book. Perhaps unintentionally however, the swirling patterns of the marbling echo the wavy contours of the untrimmed pages inside. The combination feels...fitting.

Honert, Taco Hajo van den. De Messias verheerlikt aan des Heeren regterhand... . t'Amsterdam: By R. en G. Wetstein, 1714.

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Revisiting this one today to show the beautiful cover and marbled endsheets. Check out all the bug (and snail) friends!

From: Madox, Thomas et al. Firma Burgi, or, An Historical Essay Concerning the Cities, Towns and Buroughs of England : Taken from Records. London: Printed by William Bowyer, and sold by Robert Gosling at the Middle-temple-gate in Fleetstreet, 1726. 

JS3041 .M2 1726

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We've been posting materials for #MarbledMonday for years, but for the first time ever, we get to post our own work. On Saturday, Jim Downey of Legacy Bookbindery led students, faculty members and librarians in a paper marbling workshop. Watch the video to see what we learned!

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Marbled Monday

This 1680 edition of  De jure regni apud Scotos, or, A dialogue concerning the due priviledge of government in the Kingdom of Scotland betwixt George Buchanan and Thomas Maitland features a marbled cover, and lives inside a beautiful little box covered in a floral textile.