Hand Marbled Paper Sheet, Mustard Vein

Marbling, which first appeared in Asia around the twelfth century and travelled to Europe through Persia and Turkey, only became prolific in Britain in the mid nineteenth century.

Unfortunately, like many precious and wonderful things, the industrial revolution put an end to a dynamic hand book binding industry and by extension the production of hand decorated papers. 

Today marbling is the reserved territory of a few artisans. Around the world they are called upon by libraries and antiquarian book specialists to restore and preserve some of our most precious manuscripts from the past.

The patterns chosen and presented here are each completely unique modern interpretations of a popular Victorian patterns made by leading European paper marblers selected by Choosing Keeping for the particular originality and quality of their work. 

Each sheet is 50 x 70 cm

Sold as a single sheet, while the pattern will remain the same, as each sheet is printed individually small variations in colour and pattern rhythm can occur and are an inherent part of the item sold.