[Data Input Form: image of rounded scales watermark]

The Watermark Initiative

Produced by Robert W. Allison
Assoc. Prof of Religion, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine

© 1996 Robert W. Allison. All rights reserved.

Condensed Form for Submitting Descriptions of Papers and Watermarks

Go to: Watermark Description

Submitter Identification & Submission Date

e-mail address:
today's date (DD-MM-YYYY):
(IPH 3.0.1)
full name:
institution:
street/building
city, state
country, postal code

Source Identification (cf. IPH 3.0.2)
("LIBRARY")

Place name:
Other place name (if an
apropriate name was
not found above):
Institutional Owner
(Library, Museum, Monastery):
Private Owner or
Other library name:
Collection name:
Shelf number:
(IPH 3.0.3)
Paper reference number:
(not in IPH)

Paper-Bearing Source Description
(book, codex, score, engraving, etc.)

Type of Source:
(cf. IPH 3.0.8)
Other paper-bearing source:
(not in IPH)

Paper Sheet

State of paper sheet
(IPH 3.0.9)
Book or codex vertical dimension
or height of sheet (IPH 3.0.10):
Book or codex horiz. dimension
or width of sheet (IPH 3.0.11):
Contemporary standard
(IPH 3.0.12)
Codex or book format
(not in IPH)
Use of paper in the source
(cf. IPH 3.0.8)
Other paper use:
(not in IPH)
Paper Thickness
(cf. IPH 3.0.28)

Supplemental description of thickness:
or thickness in µm (DIN 53 105)
Coloration
(IPH 3.0.13)
Intensity of paper dyes:
(IPH 3.0.14)
Color descriptors:
("white," and "off-white" = lighter color tones)
(IPH 3.0.15)
Alternate color description:
(cf. IPH 3.0.15)
Texture descriptors: smooth matte
fuzzy patina
glazed bumpy
dark fibres visible in paper
wire lines visible in surface of paper
Alternate or supplemental
description if necessary:

Stiffness of Paper stiff crisp
supple limp
fiber-network disintegration
Supplemental description
Date of the Paper
Basis for your dating of this paper:
Other basis:

References to Published Watermarks

Short entry 1:
Other first source:
Watermark reference:

Short entry 2:
Other second source:
Watermark reference:

Short entry 3:
Other third source:
Watermark reference no.:

Full bibliographical information
and paper reference numbers
for other sources:

Optional Additional Notes

For mention of special circumstances affecting the paper or to clarify or qualify any element of your description, you may add here such comments as
Enter notes here:

Prosopography ("Scribe")
(artists, scribes, printers)

Prosopography 1

First Artist, Scribe or Printer:
Region or city:
Scriptorium (monastery or other center of copy):

Prosopography 2

2nd Artist, Scribe or Printer:
Region or city:
Scriptorium (monastery or other center of copy):

Prosopography 3

3rd Artist, Scribe or Printer:
Region or city:
Scriptorium (monastery or other center of copy):

Prosopography 4

4th Artist, Scribe or Printer:
Region or city:
Scriptorium (monastery or other center of copy):

Watermark Data: Main Watermark (IPH § 3)

Structure of watermk
(IPH 3.1.1)

NOTE: "in the middle" in the following description indicates centered horizontally in the lower or upper part or centered vertically in the left or right part

General Position of Watermark
in sheet (IPH 3.1.2)
upper left upper middle upper right
middle left center middle right
lower left lower middle lower right

NOTE: Please do not select parenthesized cross references or following explanations as options in the pull-down lists below.
Watermark motif
(IPH 3.1.3)


Basic Motif
Supplemental Descriptor
Alternate Basic Motif:


Supplemental Descriptor


Secondary Motifs:
Above the Basic Design:
Secondary Motifs:
Below the Basic Design:

Other Supplemental Descriptors
Vertical dimension in mm.
(IPH 3.1.6):
Horizontal dimension in mm.
(IPH 3.1.7):
Position of Watermark:
(Not in IPH; cf. IPH 3.1.8 - 3.1.11)
Other description of
watermark position:

Methodology & Facsimile Data

Source of data
(IPH 4.1)
Type of watermark facsimile
(IPH 4.2-4.7)
Machine used for facsimile or
other type of facsimile (IPH 4.9)
Location of facsimile if not
in WWW archive (IPH 4.10)

Countermarks

Structure of countermk
(IPH 3.1.1)

NOTE: "in the middle" in the following description indicates centered horizontally in the lower or upper part or centered vertically in the left or right part

General position of countermark
in sheet (IPH 3.1.2)
upper left upper middle upper right
middle left center middle right
lower left lower middle lower right

NOTE: Please do not select parenthesized cross references or following explanations as options in the pull-down lists below.

Countermark motif
Other Countermark Design
Vertical dimension in mm.
(IPH 3.1.6):
Horizontal dimension in mm.
(IPH 3.1.7):
Position of Watermark:
(cf. IPH 3.1.8 - 3.1.11)
Other description of
watermark position:

Methodology & Facsimile Data

Source of data
(IPH 4.1)
Type of watermark facsimile
(IPH 4.2-4.7)
Machine used for facsimile or
other type of facsimile (IPH 4.9)
Location of facsimile if not
in WWW archive (IPH 4.10)

Mould Parameters

Paper Production Type
Paper type:
Density of wire lines
= no. of laid lines per 20 mm.
(IPH 3.2.3)
Wire Line Patterns:
(not in IPH)
Other supplemental descriptors:
(not in IPH)
chain line compartment widths:
numerals only, no "mm."
(cf. IPH 3.2.4; see instructions)
Shadow zones
(IPH 3.2.5) 		zones below the chain lines
irregular zones no shadow zones
zones in the middle of the compartments
Special mould traits
(IPH 3.2.6) 		faults in the wires special traces
Explanations of mould traits
(IPH 3.2.6)

Mould Database

Accession Number
(IPH 3.2.7)
Mould Pairs
(IPH 3.2.8)

You should now recheck your submission data for accuracy, make any changes or corrections, and then:

when done, or
if you want to start over.

Created by Robert W. Allison
Dept. of Philosophy & Religion, Bates College
Lewiston, Maine 04240

Last updated: September 28, 1996

© 1996 Robert Allison. All rights reserved.

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