"leather" paper

The following paper forms the endpapers of a pocket journal published in the 1960s. From it's appearance, it appears to be imitating some sort of leather. We can also say with some confidence that the paper is printed. Aside from which, we know little else about it.



Annonay paper 2

This is the cover of another notebook, bound in the "papier d'annonay", from Singapore. Note how it appears that the printer has swapped the colours of the paper, so instead of a yellow background with black spots, we have a black background with yellow spots

 

 

Chinese decorated paper 2-

Another Chinese decorated paper. It is printed on very similar stock as the previous example, and is indeed, another imitation of brocade. It was produced around 2011

 



see also: http://decoratedpaper.blogspot.sg/2013/08/chinese-decorated-paper.html

Fake marbled endpaper-- "moire"

 

This pattern forms the endpapers of a deluxe edition of the Harvard classics, printed in 1965. It is quite frankly an imitation of Moire marbled paper, being printed as opposed to being marbled. This example is more elaborate than most, as it is printed in three colours, and has an additional smattering of gold veins 

 

Chinese decorated paper -1

It is evident that the pattern we see here is an imitation of brocade or silk. Indeed, it may very well be actually be a photograph of some silk.. Judging from the pattern and the thin paper it is printed on, it is of Chinese manufacture. It is of recent date, around 2011.

 

 

"Annonay paper"/ Papier d' Annonay

Papier d' Annonay is a name that is given to a particular type of decorated paper. It is named after a town in France, which is famed for it's paper manufacture*. These papers were a popular and decent substitute for the more expensive marbled papers for bookbindings & other uses. Indeed, so popular are these papers, that they are still used today. However, unlike the originals, which were made by speckling paper with paint, these examples tend to be printed. These papers are, to this day, oft used in notebooks and ledgers.

* it also happens to be the place where the Montgolfier brothers were from

The cover of a pocketbook , purchased in Singapore in 2012.

Another similar [ albeit badly worn] example, also from the same location

 

Marbled paper 1-- Nonpareil

This particular variety of marbled paper is known as the "nonpareil" pattern. Here is a particularly fine example from the 1850s. This forms the endpapers of a book published in 1851