{"id":85947,"date":"2025-04-17T15:44:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T13:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.librairieclavreuil.com\/?p=85947"},"modified":"2025-04-18T11:05:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T09:05:34","slug":"watermarks-and-antique-paper-reading-between-the-fibres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.librairieclavreuil.com\/en\/watermarks-and-antique-paper-reading-between-the-fibres\/","title":{"rendered":"Watermarks and antique paper: reading between the fibres"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"85947\" class=\"elementor elementor-85947 elementor-85917\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e33341 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e33341\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451fdc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"451fdc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s sometimes said that an old book can be read \u201cthrough the paper\u201d: this is literally true when it comes to <strong>watermarks<\/strong>.<\/p><p>These discreet marks, visible through transparency, are a valuable clue to the origin, date or manufacture of a paper.<\/p><p>At <strong>Librairie Clavreuil<\/strong>, we pay particular attention to this. The watermark is sometimes what makes it possible to date, confirm or tell the story of a work, beyond its text. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266e866 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"266e866\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f429521 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f429521\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0944ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0944ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> What is a watermark?<\/h2><p>A <strong>watermark<\/strong> is an imprint left in the paper during manufacture, visible against the light.<br>It is produced by a <em>brass wire sewn into the weft of the paper tank<\/em>, which creates a variation in thickness in the pulp.<\/p><p>These marks can be :<\/p><ul><li>Initials or names of papermakers;<\/li><li>Symbols (unicorn, fleur-de-lys, scales, sun&#8230;) ;<\/li><li>Geometric shapes or coats of arms;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de8fef4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de8fef4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd3e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abd3e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.librairieclavreuil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image00003-1-scaled-r4ht38h8yy316ls9ilv5q4n4pis6v0vbwo0mmwx1e4.jpeg\" title=\"image00003\" alt=\"filigrane papier livre ancien rare 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src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc465e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dc465e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33385f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33385f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Observing a watermark: a pictorial demonstration<\/h2><p>\ud83c\udfa5 <strong>In this short video<\/strong>, we show you an example of a watermark in an antique book held by Librairie Clavreuil.<\/p><p>\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGsQU93oJzp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the video on Instagram<\/a><br><br><\/p><p>Well-directed light, antique laid paper and an discreet mark: sometimes all it takes is one detail to unlock the secrets of old books.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c343d47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c343d47\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd0404 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bd0404\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b548303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b548303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A tool to identify old paper<\/h2><p>Watermarks can be used to identify the<strong> origin of the paper<\/strong>, and sometimes to date it.<br>Some 17<sup>th<\/sup> and 18<sup>th<\/sup> century papermakers are well documented, and their brands are listed in specialized catalogs (Briquet, Heawood, Piccard&#8230;).<\/p><p>They are therefore an<strong> invaluable aid to bibliographers, booksellers and curators<\/strong>, especially when a book has no title page or shows printing uncertainties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d284d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4d284d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6add0cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6add0cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.librairieclavreuil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image00002-1-scaled-r4ht35nqeg00wnwsh6nytb3ri4ue4riwsiax8itoh4.jpeg\" title=\"image00002\" alt=\"image00002\" loading=\"lazy\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518352a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"518352a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ce4f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8ce4f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Hidden beauty, visible in the light<\/h2>\nObserving a watermark is also a simple and poetic gesture:\nsimply turn the page slightly towards the light, and a shape is revealed between the fibers.\n\nIn antique books, these marks are often located at or near the center of the fold. Some books even feature <strong>decorative watermarks or double watermarks<\/strong>, indicative of a luxury edition or prestigious use. \n\nAt the Librairie Clavreuil, we examine them for each important edition, because they tell another part of the story of the book: <em>that of the paper<\/em>.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4fbf1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b4fbf1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0286c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0286c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The watermark, paper&#8217;s signature<\/h2><p>The watermark is a manufacturing trace, an identification aid and an aesthetic detail that is often overlooked.<\/p><p>\ud83d\udcda To discover antique books with laid paper and visible watermarks,<br>\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/www.librairieclavreuil.com\/en\/books-listing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consult our collection.<\/a><\/p><p>\ud83d\udce9 If you have any questions about the valuation or identification of a book,<br>\u27a1\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.librairieclavreuil.com\/en\/contact-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> contact us.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s sometimes said that an old book can be read \u201cthrough the paper\u201d: this is literally true when it comes to watermarks. 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