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Rosamond B. Loring
Rosamond Bowditch Loring (May 2, 1889 – September 17, 1950) was an author, bookbinder, and creator, collector and historian of decorated papers. She was active in publishing circles as well as craft organizations. Her collection of historic and modern papers, now housed at Harvard University, is still used by librarians, book publishers, collectors, and researchers. Education in craft Loring studied bookbinding at the Sears School of Bookbinding in Boston's Back Bay. Having difficulty finding high quality decorated paper for use in binding, she turned to making her own, setting up a studio on the top floor of her home and experimenting based on a scrap of information about paste paper gleaned from Joseph Zaehnsdorf's ''The Art of Bookbinding''. She later said, "It sounded so simple, until it came to making them". As she gained experience, she shared her knowledge by lecturing and demonstrating the craft. At one demonstration of marbling in 1928, an observer said, "I like what y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious and highly ranked universities in the world. The university is composed of ten academic faculties plus Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate academic disciplines, and other faculties offer only graduate degrees, including professional degrees. Harvard has three main campuses: the Cambridge campus centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston's Longwood Medical Area. Harvard's endowment is valued at $50.9 billion, making it the wealthiest academic institution in the world. Endowment inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
