Re: [BKARTS] Travelling to India

[Lindsey Mears <brightwoodpress@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Peter,

There are a couple of books I'd recommend for finding papermakers in the 
area:

--Gift of Conquerors: Hand Papermaking in India, by Alexandra Soteriou, 1999

--Paper Journey, Travels Among the Village Papermakers of India and Nepal, 
by Nigel Macfarlane

In terms of conservation, check out the National Mission for Manuscripts 
website, http://namami.gov.in/. They are headquartered in Delhi.

Something I found by chance while travelling in India was a printshop in a 
Tibetan Buddhist monastery. There are several in northern India, and from 
what I understand, many print their own copies of the sutras on-site, using 
carved woodblocks and hand-printing on mulberry or daphne paper. It was 
quite a treat to see.

Hope this helps; have a wonderful journey!

Lindsey Mears
Brightwood Press/Tango Book Arts
Philadelphia


> From: Peter Krantz <restore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: Book_Arts-L <BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [BKARTS] Travelling to India
> Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:31:59 +1000
>
> Greetings to all,
>
> We will soon be going to Delhi, and Jaipur.  Can anyone suggest any 
> interesting and useful book-related places, such as papermaking, marbling, 
> bookbinding, book conservation?
>
> Thank you
>
> Peter Krantz
> Book Restorations
> Sydney
>
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