HISTORY OF MARBLING

The Whole Art of Marbling, part of the Bibliomania exhibition on view through April 20, 2019, explores the many-faceted art of paper marbling, drawing on some of the choicest examples in the Beinecke’s collection to illuminate the art’s history, techniques, patterns, and practitioners, from its origins in the East and advancement over the Silk Road to the European continent. Elizabeth Frengel, Curator of Rare Books at the University of Chicago Library, and former research librarian at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, talks about the art of marbling and the Beinecke materials she selected for this exhibition. Read more about the exhibition and the Beinecke Library online at https://beinecke.library.yale.edu