Originally posted on Ipernity: Marbled Paper.

A small sheet of antique marbled paper that probably was originally intended for use as an endpaper in a book.

I'm not sure what pattern this is (see the University of Washington Libraries' list of Marbled Paper Patterns), but it reminds me of the globs of color that float up and down in a lava lamp.

For another example, see Nonpareil Marbled Paper:

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Originally posted on Ipernity: Nonpareil Marbled Paper.

A small sheet of antique marbled paper that probably was originally intended for use as an endpaper in a book.

For examples of the various marbling patterns--like this "nonpareil"--see the list of Marbled Paper Patterns that's part of the University of Washington Libraries' Decorated and Decorative Paper Collection.

For other marbled papers, see Handmade Valentine on Marbled Paper, Marian Reynolds (marbled paper calling card), and An Easy and Pleasant Guide to the Art of Reading? (book cover decorated with marbled paper).

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Handwritten on the back of this handmade marbled paper valentine: "From Adeline to Nellie Kirk."

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Calling card decorated with a marbled pattern (see Wikipedia's article on paper marbling). The tiny dark spots come from glitter that has lost its gleam.

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Originally posted on Ipernity: An Easy and Pleasant Guide to the Art of Reading?

I picked up this battered copy of The New England Primer after noticing how it claimed to be An Easy and Pleasant Guide to the Art of Reading just above the woodcut illustration showing a man being burned at the stake as a crowd of children and adults uneasily watch the gruesome and unpleasant scene.

"The New England Primer Improved, or An Easy and Pleasant Guide to the Art of Reading; To Which Is Added the Assembly's Shorter Catechism. Pittsburgh: United Presbyterian Board of Publication."

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