ARCHIVE OF WATERMARKS AND PAPERS IN GREEK MANUSCRIPTS

Produced by Robert W. Allison
Assoc. Prof of Religion, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine and
Research Fellow Ektaktikos of the Patriarchal Institute for Patristic Studies, Thessaloniki
© 1996 Robert W. Allison. All rights reserved.

The Newsclips

• to keep you informed about developments or new additions to the Watermark Archive
• to serve as a "clearinghouse" for announcements & information about developments in the larger world of scholarship on papers and watermarks in Greek manuscripts.

Like the rest of this Watermark Archive, the clearinghouse function of this service depends on contributions by the scholars who use it. Announcements and news items can be sent in using the response form which is also linked to the address at the bottom of most pages.

What's New in the Watermark Archive

• The Watermark Archive goes onto the WWW

• Repertorium of Papers in Greek Manuscripts in Spanish Libraries

• Recent Notices of the Watermark Archive

Events on Paper

Announcements of current and recent events of interest to paper historians

• Le papier au Moyen Age: histoire et techniques Paris, 23-25 Avril 1998, organisé par l'Institut de Recherche et d'Histoire des Textes
• The First International Conference on the History, Function, and Study of Watermarks Roanoke, Virginia, 10-13 October, 1996.

  The conference is over, but the information on this Web site remains of current interest.

What's New in Research on Watermarks & Papers in Greek Mss

This listing includes links to relevant Web sites, and reports of new developments. This is where you can announce your own projects or report developments of interest to your colleagues.

• Repertorium of Papers in Greek Manuscripts in Spanish Libraries
• A Digital Catalogue of Watermarks and Type Ornaments Used by William Stansby in the Printing of The Workes of Beniamin Jonson (London: 1616) This project, part of David Gants' Digital Catalog Project at the University of Virginia, offers several pages of interest to the history of paper making and watermarks:
  • Watermarks from Primary Paper Used By William Stansby in the Jonson Folio
  • Watermarks from Large Paper Used By William Stansby in the Jonson Folio
  • Watermarks from Miscellaneous Paper Used By William Stansby in the Jonson Folio
• The NAPM Information sheet on watermarks
• Halbeisen watermarks Charles Halbeisen has posted prints of Halbeisen watermarks on his www pages devoted to his family genealogical project.

http://wwws.bates.edu/Faculty/wmarchive/NewsPage.html