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Abstract

Medieval watermarks were introduced into early printed works during the production process of the paper. It is not known exactly when or why they came into common use, but they did come to identify specific paper suppliers.

As the number of paper suppliers grew enormously in concert with the growth of popularity of printed books, identifying the watermarks of specific producers can provide the modern scholar with valuable information about an early printed work, including dating editions and providing insight into trading relationships and connections between paper-makers and printers.

This paper examines some of the watermarks present in the PSU’s edition of Rolewinck's Fasciculus temporum.

Publication Date

2020

Subjects

Incunabula, Papermaking, Provenance, Printing, History of the Book

Disciplines

European History | Medieval History | Medieval Studies

Comments

This essay is part of a series of research projects written for Professor John Ott's Spring 2020 Medieval History seminar on PSU Library Special Collections' Malleus maleficarum and Fasciculus temporum codex.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34702

Watermarks in the PSU Codex <i>Fasciculus temporum</i> and the Paper Trade

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