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"Unfolding History

Background imagePaper Collection: Map Theme

Map Theme
Aylin Demir

Background imagePaper Collection: Color Burst

Color Burst
Aylin Demir

Background imagePaper Collection: Blue Moon and Leaves

Blue Moon and Leaves
Aylin Demir

Background imagePaper Collection: Minimal Ink Spiral

Minimal Ink Spiral
Aylin Demir

Background imagePaper Collection: Broken Horizon

Broken Horizon
Aylin Demir

Background imagePaper Collection: Ink Dreams

Ink Dreams
Aylin Demir

Background imagePaper Collection: Ink it

Ink it
Aylin Demir

Background imagePaper Collection: Shapes and Dreams

Shapes and Dreams
Aylin Demir

Background imagePaper Collection: Pot & Plant

Pot & Plant
Aylin Demir

Background imagePaper Collection: Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Bassanio, Portia and Nerissa (colour litho)

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Bassanio, Portia and Nerissa (colour litho)
8674006 Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Bassanio, Portia and Nerissa (colour litho) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bassanio, Portia and Nerissa)

Background imagePaper Collection: How a newspaper is made (litho)

How a newspaper is made (litho)
8675805 How a newspaper is made (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How a newspaper is made)

Background imagePaper Collection: Lunar Blue

Lunar Blue
Shot by Clint

Background imagePaper Collection: Eternal Star Of Luck

Eternal Star Of Luck
Treechild

Background imagePaper Collection: 3x4 Aspectratiobotanical102

3x4 Aspectratiobotanical102
Elena Ristova

Background imagePaper Collection: Minimal cutout colorful

Minimal cutout colorful
Ana Rut Bre

Background imagePaper Collection: One Color Collection / Tan Hide

One Color Collection / Tan Hide
Alisa Galitsyna

Background imagePaper Collection: One Color Collection / Chateau Green Copia

One Color Collection / Chateau Green Copia
Alisa Galitsyna

Background imagePaper Collection: One Color Collection / Goldenrod Copia

One Color Collection / Goldenrod Copia
Alisa Galitsyna

Background imagePaper Collection: One Color Collection / Alizarin Crimson Copia

One Color Collection / Alizarin Crimson Copia
Alisa Galitsyna

Background imagePaper Collection: Different Opinions (Oil on canvas)

Different Opinions (Oil on canvas)
8766584 Different Opinions (Oil on canvas) by Moeller, Louis Charles (1855-1930); 50.6x63.7 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art .

Background imagePaper Collection: Decorative endpaper from a nineteenth century book. Paper marbling was used to produce both

Decorative endpaper from a nineteenth century book. Paper marbling was used to produce both endpapers and book covers
6428135 Decorative endpaper from a nineteenth century book. Paper marbling was used to produce both endpapers and book covers, 19th century (paint on paper); Photo © Ken Welsh

Background imagePaper Collection: The equipment of cadet (aspiring officer) William Blockhead, for his service on the HMS 'Hellfire'

The equipment of cadet (aspiring officer) William Blockhead, for his service on the HMS 'Hellfire' at a station
MMM5478578 The equipment of cadet (aspiring officer) William Blockhead, for his service on the HMS 'Hellfire' at a station in the West Indies (America) by Cruikshank

Background imagePaper Collection: A paper cutting or silhouette of Hogarth painting Fielding. William Hogarth, 1697-1764

A paper cutting or silhouette of Hogarth painting Fielding. William Hogarth, 1697-1764
6867184 A paper cutting or silhouette of Hogarth painting Fielding. William Hogarth, 1697-1764. English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist

Background imagePaper Collection: Stamp Paper, East India Company, 19th century (paper)

Stamp Paper, East India Company, 19th century (paper)
7381562 Stamp Paper, East India Company, 19th century (paper); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo.

Background imagePaper Collection: Two Cormorants (hanging scroll and colour on paper)

Two Cormorants (hanging scroll and colour on paper)
1764894 Two Cormorants (hanging scroll and colour on paper) by Xu Beihong (1895-1953); 103x51.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Cormorants. Xu Beihong (1895-1953)

Background imagePaper Collection: A woodcut engraving depicting the process of making a Candle-Dial

A woodcut engraving depicting the process of making a Candle-Dial, whereby you may know the hours of the night
5311555 A woodcut engraving depicting the process of making a Candle-Dial, whereby you may know the hours of the night. The candle casts the shadow of weight onto the marked paper on the wall

Background imagePaper Collection: The Gautama Buddha

The Gautama Buddha
5304661 The Gautama Buddha.; (add.info.: Consecration Drawing depicting the Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded)

Background imagePaper Collection: The Gautama Buddha

The Gautama Buddha
5304659 The Gautama Buddha.; (add.info.: Consecration Drawing depicting the Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded)

Background imagePaper Collection: The Gautama Buddha

The Gautama Buddha
5304657 The Gautama Buddha.; (add.info.: Consecration Drawing depicting the Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded)

Background imagePaper Collection: Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving)

Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving)
UTD4927130 Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg)

Background imagePaper Collection: Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving)

Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving)
UTD4927141 Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg)

Background imagePaper Collection: Ferdinand I of Leon says the great (oil on canvas)

Ferdinand I of Leon says the great (oil on canvas)
CUL4849675 Ferdinand I of Leon says the great (oil on canvas) by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: Ferdinand I of Leon says the great - Ferdinand I the Great (1016-1065)

Background imagePaper Collection: Umbrella manufacturer - Umbrella maker - Japan 1880-1910

Umbrella manufacturer - Umbrella maker - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981273 Umbrella manufacturer - Umbrella maker - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Umbrella manufacturer - Umbrella maker - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Background imagePaper Collection: Woman Writer - Japan 1880-1910

Woman Writer - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981034 Woman Writer - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Woman Writer - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Background imagePaper Collection: Martin Luther hangs up his ninety-five thesis on a door of a church in Wittenberg

Martin Luther hangs up his ninety-five thesis on a door of a church in Wittenberg, c.1970 (engraving)
UTD4916067 Martin Luther hangs up his ninety-five thesis on a door of a church in Wittenberg, c.1970 (engraving); (add.info)

Background imagePaper Collection: Engraving depicting the manufacture of linen paper

Engraving depicting the manufacture of linen paper
3523197 Engraving depicting the manufacture of linen paper; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the manufacture of linen paper); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePaper Collection: Capital letters Plate in 'Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet'

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220137 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Background imagePaper Collection: Wallpaper bursting workshop for domestic tapestries - engraving of 'La France industrielle' by

Wallpaper bursting workshop for domestic tapestries - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Jahandier
PCT4257443 Wallpaper bursting workshop for domestic tapestries - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Jahandier

Background imagePaper Collection: La fee pervenche, assechee, flattened on a sheet of paper - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy

La fee pervenche, assechee, flattened on a sheet of paper - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637806 La fee pervenche, assechee, flattened on a sheet of paper - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882), from an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard dit J.J.J.Granville (1803-1847)

Background imagePaper Collection: Religious Couples

Religious Couples
2911054 Religious Couples; (add.info.: 1830 Watercolour on English Paper titled 'Religious Couples' from Thanjavur, Southern India. Dated 1830.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePaper Collection: playing card from the Qajar Dynasty Dated 19th Century

playing card from the Qajar Dynasty Dated 19th Century
3079287 playing card from the Qajar Dynasty Dated 19th Century; (add.info.: playing card from the Qajar Dynasty. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePaper Collection: playing card from the Qajar Dynasty Dated 19th Century

playing card from the Qajar Dynasty Dated 19th Century
3079286 playing card from the Qajar Dynasty Dated 19th Century; (add.info.: playing card from the Qajar Dynasty. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePaper Collection: Page from 'Useful Artistic Furniture', c.1900 (colour litho)

Page from 'Useful Artistic Furniture', c.1900 (colour litho)
3084443 Page from 'Useful Artistic Furniture', c.1900 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); 23.8x35 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Background imagePaper Collection: American Civil War, Recruiting Broadside

American Civil War, Recruiting Broadside
3073337 American Civil War, Recruiting Broadside; Private Collection; (add.info.: Recruiting poster for the 5th Maine Light Artillery. Fought at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg); © Don Troiani

Background imagePaper Collection: Science. Paper Making. Mechanical rags cutter (cotton paper making). Engraving in

Science. Paper Making. Mechanical rags cutter (cotton paper making). Engraving in
3434748 Science. Paper Making. Mechanical rags cutter (cotton paper making). Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

Background imagePaper Collection: Paper Industry: Dryer of sheets of paper (factory in shape) Engraving 1867

Paper Industry: Dryer of sheets of paper (factory in shape) Engraving 1867
JAB4121924 Paper Industry: Dryer of sheets of paper (factory in shape) Engraving 1867; (add.info.: Paper Industry: Dryer of sheets of paper (factory in shape) Engraving 1867

Background imagePaper Collection: The Comedians. Piece of Theatre by Casimir Delavigne (1793-1843). Engraving 1836

The Comedians. Piece of Theatre by Casimir Delavigne (1793-1843). Engraving 1836
JAB4121764 The Comedians. Piece of Theatre by Casimir Delavigne (1793-1843). Engraving 1836; (add.info.: The Comedians. Piece of Theatre by Casimir Delavigne (1793-1843)

Background imagePaper Collection: Illustration for 'Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire', 1866 (engraving)

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205708 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter X Xyloglyph)



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"Unfolding History: Paper as a Timeless Medium" From capturing the grandeur of a Jubilee Procession in a Cornish Village to dissecting the intricacies of skull anatomy by Leonardo da Vinci, it has been an indispensable tool for preserving our past. It holds within its delicate fibers the stories of nations and civilizations. Travel back to 1897 with a Map of Ireland, tracing ancient boundaries and forgotten landscapes. Explore Palestine's rich history through a map from 1875, revealing tales etched into every contour. And behold The Declaration of Independence, carefully preserved in Philadelphia's Free Quaker Meeting House, where ink meets parchment to immortalize freedom's birth. Yet paper is not just for serious matters; it also carries whimsy and satire. In an engraving from Punch magazine, witness Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames—a comical encounter bridging science and nature. Or chuckle at A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle cartoon that pokes fun at Wagnerian opera enthusiasts. Paper maps transport us across time and space—whether it be the Map of the World from 1800 unveiling uncharted territories or England and Wales' detailed cartography circa 1875 guiding explorers through familiar lands. Journey through Budapest's streets via a city map from 1895 or navigate New York City's bustling avenues using one from 1896. Even Maine USA reveals its secrets on an intricate map dating back to 1883. In this digital age, let us not forget the humble yet profound power held within each sheet of paper—the ability to connect generations by preserving their triumphs, discoveries, humor, and dreams upon its surface. So next time you hold this seemingly ordinary material in your hands, remember that it is more than just pulp—it is our shared heritage encapsulated within fragile fibers—a testament to human ingenuity throughout centuries gone by.