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Fabriano: City of Medieval and Renaissance Papermaking by Sylvia Rodgers Albro (review)

Technology and Culture, 2020-04, Vol.61 (2), p.690-691 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © The Society for the History of Technology. ;Copyright Johns Hopkins University Press Apr 2020 ;ISSN: 0040-165X ;ISSN: 1097-3729 ;EISSN: 1097-3729 ;DOI: 10.1353/tech.2020.0061

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  • Title:
    Fabriano: City of Medieval and Renaissance Papermaking by Sylvia Rodgers Albro (review)
  • Author: Nieto-Galan, Agustí
  • Subjects: Albro, Sylvia Rodgers -- author ; Arabic language ; Art exhibits ; Chemical analysis ; Chemical properties ; Collection ; Librarians ; Medieval period ; Middle Ages ; Papermaking ; Papermaking $zItaly $zFabriano ; Photography ; Raw materials ; Renaissance period ; Science history ; Technology ; Urban history ; Urban renewal
  • Is Part Of: Technology and Culture, 2020-04, Vol.61 (2), p.690-691
  • Description: After contextualizing Fabriano geographically in terms both of the availability of raw materials (mainly wood and water) and of its networks of trade, Albro describes how the city became a perfect location for European papermaking, after the technological transfer of Arabic methods to the Italian peninsula. Albro uses her own photographs and oral interviews with master craftsmen, archivists, conservators, and librarians, and a rich collection of old paper samples as objects of inquiry, as primary sources for historical investigation, and as technological objects offering multiple readings occurring at the intersection of the history of art, the history of technology, urban history, and Italian history. The appendixes are particularly valuable for a careful study of the physical and chemical properties—including chemical analysis—of the impressive collection of Fabriano's paper in the Special Collections at the Library of Congress.
  • Publisher: Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0040-165X
    ISSN: 1097-3729
    EISSN: 1097-3729
    DOI: 10.1353/tech.2020.0061
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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