Old manuscript mark archive#
The WWW Watermark Archive Initiative and Watermark Archive Initiative.We seek a vehicle to transport Specimens of Watermarks encountered in various research settings, not dedicated mainly to Watermarks as such, into a new location where they might ‘park’ among other Specimens so as to receive attention in their own right, among peers, relatives, and, it may be, equivalents. This aim is not intended to re-invent a wheel, because many research resources provide points of reference, gather bodies of material, offer methods or systems of classification, and advance knowledge both in particular fields and in general scope. Thus we offer some Specimens, ‘unattached’ to any established project on Watermarks, as a contribution to the study of the subject across different types of uses, periods, and places. What to do when the gathering of specimens of watermarks “in the wild”, that is, not within the designated spheres of the established initiatives and projects? For example, in private collections? And when those collections or assemblages cross-over between dates and places of usage of watermarked surfaces, different language groups, types of materials, and the like? At least, showing the specific specimens online might contribute to the process of identification and integration of often dispersed information concerning watermarks, whether in the wild or “captivity”. It also may often entail consultation of multiple reference resources and sites when searching for comparanda in aiming to identify or classify individual watermarks as they might be encountered among original materials. This - often logistically necessary - concentration or specialization, as research on the vast subjects of watermarks advances, is sometimes linked with efforts to establish and co-ordinate standards for description, classification, and presentation. and/or regions (as with “Holland, England, and France” or “Finnish, Swedish, and Estonian”).particular periods in history (such as the Western Middle Ages or the 18th and 19th centuries).languages of the materials in which the watermarks appear (such as Greek).individual printer’s and author’s works (as with William Stansby and Benjamin Jonson).particular types of materials (such as archives, incunabula, printed books, prints & drawings, etc.).individual collections (or groups of collections, as with Bernstein).Often they are “confined” to specific interests: Many resources online are dedicated to watermarks and the history of paper. We welcome your input, advice, corrections, suggestions, and information, including more Samples.
Old manuscript mark plus#
Plus a few Notes & Observations about Paper, arising along the way when considering particular specimens. or Specimens, grouped by categories of designs, accompanied by descriptions and, where available, pointers to similar or equivalent watermarks.įollowed by a Mystery Bag, or Mystery Corner, with Samples calling for further identification, study, and classification. Bref, an awareness of the “sightings” of watermarks in diverse settings can offer a tool for better dating of specific materials.įirst, some Reference Points. Thus, a watermark of a known or approximately known date-range could establish that the written or printed production of the item must postdate the conjectured assignment. Identifying watermarks with a known, likely, or surmised place and span of production may also revise conjectural dates assigned to particular cases of use on stylistic grounds of script or decoration. The variety may reveal, for example, the use of a given watermark in many different locations and at multiple dates in Western and non-Western settings. For example, see our blog and its Contents List.
Some have appeared on this site in blogposts, galleries, and the like. Some (not necessarily the same as those) are more or less localizable. Encountered in the course of research on multiple subjects, these Specimens demonstrate usages which may range widely in terms of geographical locations, purposes, languages, and dates or date-ranges. We offer selected Samples or Specimens of watermarks for consideration, as we advance (individually and collectively) with gathering together some “sightings” of watermarks found in diverse locations - in manuscript, print, and other settings. Rosette Watermark in mid-15th-century Latin Book of Saints.
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