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Marbled Paper |
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Dalgali Ebru
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Dalgali Ebru |
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Dalgali Ebru
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Dalgali Ebru
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Dalgali Ebru
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Neftli Ebru
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Battal Ebru
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Battal Ebru
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Battal Ebru
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Battal Ebru
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Tarakli Ebru
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MARBLED PAPER , or Ebru in Turkish, has been traditionally made since the 16th century, primarily in the Islamic Middle East and Turkey. In the 18th century the art reached into Western Europe and became popular in the 19th century particularly in the binding of fine books. This small collection of
examples was gathered in the 1950s while working as a bookbinder for
extra cash in the library of my university grad school. The 18-19th
century books that needed serious repair were often dismantled and
fitted with new covers. The "scrap," including the old covers and
end papers, was usually discarded. I saved some of these, but paid
little attention to them until the summer of 2013 when I met a young
couple from Iraq and Turkey, now living in Finland, who are involved in
making marbled paper in the centuries-old tradition. Their spirit
rekindled my interest in this marvelous art form and I re-discovered my
own long-forgotten treasures. The Turkish names associated with the above examples were provided by Nurhayat Polat, whose contemporary work can be found at www.artpiste.fi .
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T Imagi Gallery |
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