Awww -- Don't I get 1/4 credit for asking what was *in* the circle of
your mystery paper? ;-)
Hahnemuhle Copperplate is made of alpha cellulose with no sizing (I'm
told) and one of my favorite papers to print polymer photogravure.
It's relatively affordable (though you can't get much more affordable
than free!). Dan Welden sold me my first ream of the stuff several
years ago and I've been hooked ever since. It's available in warm
white and bright white and requires little soaking compared to sized
papers.
If you like printing on it, they make a thinner version, Hahnemuhle
Ingres, that is even better looking, IMO, optimally sharp to
print intaglio, and provides very smooth tone as well. I "soak" it by
spraying it and letting it soak in for 5-10 minutes before blotting
lightly and printing. It's available from Kozo Fine Art Materials in
Denver, who recommended it to me. http://www.kozofineartmaterials.com/
Yup, Jim and Henk solved it--it is
Hahnemuehle! Thanks. I will not be using it for gum, then :) but for
solarplate as in reading my Daniel Smith catalog it seems like a soft
intaglio paper. Good to know I will have another use for it. I think
someone gave me a stack of it in 2005 when I was in grad school, and in
cleaning out my dimroom last night I came across it for the first time
since then.
Echt Bûtten Karton, partly
sized, with the Hahnemûhle rooster watermark,
four deckle edges. Acid-free; 100% cellulose, without chlorure. ... www.joopstoop.com/pap-1e.htm
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Jim
On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 6:54 AM, Christina
Z. Anderson <zphoto@montana.net>
wrote:
Ok,
now it's really bugging me...I scanned a watermark--well, it's actually
an imprimatur or stamp--of it here:
I may be totally offbase but it looks like a rooster??
Henk sent me two ideas, Schollhammer and Magnani crown and it isn't
either.
I have a stack of the stuff but I'd hate to shrink it and find out it
is not suitable for gum. Plus it'd be nice to find out if it is a good
pt/pd paper if someone can identify it.
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 1:56 AM
Subject: Re: mystery paper
Hi
Chris,
No other image in the circle? Just a circle?
Jon
Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
I
have a pack of paper that has nice texture, 4 deckle edges, and a round
imprimatur on it. Is this Rising Stonehenge? Or Arches Cover? I
think it is Stonehenge, but if someone has a piece of the Stonehenge
they can check for that circular stamp, could you verify if I am
correct?
Chris
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