Filigranology
Filigranology is the study of watermarks. It is usually pursued in order to discover information about the date and origin for a paper-based piece of writing or a piece of art. There are several catalogues of watermarks – most notably C. M. Briquet's, Les Filigranes (1907), which dealt mainly with the period up to 1600,[1] and Edward Heawood's Watermarks, Mainly of the 17th and 18th Centuries (1950),[2] both of which include illustrations of many watermarks from dated documents. These catalogues form an important resource for researchers.[3]
See also
[edit]- Alan Tyson. British musicologist who used filigranology to find the true date for many of the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
References
[edit]- ↑ Briquet, Charles-Moïse (1907). Les filigranes (in French). A. Jullien. Volume 1; Volume 2; Volume 3; Volume 4. Second edition (1923, Leipzig: Hiersemann): Volume 1; Volume 2; Volume 3; Volume 4.
- ↑ Heawood, E. (1950). Watermarks, Mainly of the 17th and 18th Centuries. Hilversum: Paper Publications Society.
- ↑ Bidwell, J. (1992). The study of paper as evidence, artefact, and commodity. pp 69-82. in Davison, P. H. The Book encompassed: Studies in twentieth-century bibliography. Oak Knoll Press Archived 2016-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed in Dec 2013)
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