{"id":3932,"date":"2022-08-04T11:28:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T15:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/?p=3932"},"modified":"2026-02-06T18:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T23:03:52","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/thepreservationlab\/2022\/08\/__trashed","title":{"rendered":"Print Council of America Paper Sample Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cleaning out old historic papers from the lab closet inspired me to investigate finding a reference material that I enjoyed using at other institutions: the Print Council of America Paper Sample Book<\/em>. A Practical Guide to the Description of Paper<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>by Roy Perkinson and Elizabeth Lunning, Boston 1996. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Print Council of America\u2019s Paper Sample Book<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

While there are many fine art applications, this book is used in the field of paper conservation when describing papers in an examination report.  The reason for this is to establish a visual standard since descriptors can be quite subjective. Cream, beige and light brown to one person could be perceived as opposites to another.  However, using this booklet, a large range of colors, textures and thicknesses are definitive and straightforward to select when comparing the samples to the object in person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I first gained experience using the reference in graduate school and thought it could be a valuable resource for the Preservation Lab, especially for staff and students learning to examine objects for the first time. However, I was under the impression it was out of print because the booklet was created by the Print Council of America a few decades ago and contains a limited number of hand cut paper samples.  With the lab’s newly found historic paper samples in mind, I emailed the Print Council Of America to seek permission to create a facsimile. Lo and behold, I was thrilled to learn the books were still for sale<\/a> and no boot-legging necessary<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ours arrived just this week and I’m excited to share the tri-fold booklet below! Paper colors are defined on the left, thicknesses outlined in the center, and textures displayed on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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