The art and craft of paper

the long version

Produced in association willl *Il Papiro*, the Florentine marbling firm, *The Art and Craft of Paper* celebrates the beauty, diversity, and versatility of paper and shows how people of any age, without any artistic training, can learn to create a vast range of decorative or useful paper arlifacts. More than 100 pages of stunning color photographs illustrate handmade papers and objects—including boxes, trays, books, folders, screens, and bowls- all especially created for the book by Faith Shannon and her team of artisans. Detailed instructions for basic techniques and individual projects to make at home are clarified by more than 200 easy-to-follow color diagrams.