Historic Decorated Papers

Many of these strikingly beautiful decorated papers designed originally for use as book covers and endsheets, are roughly 300 years old. This collection belongs to Carmencho Arregui, a bookbinder living in Italy. Trained as a book conservationist, Arregui now specializes in modern conservation bindings and flexible, non-intrusive book structures. Bindings of decorated paper are often so underrated, yet so remarkably beautiful. I am delighted to find this collection of Arregui's fine papers, and to learn more about her book structures and the modern conservation bindings of antiquarian books.