Watermarks reflect the very stuff of the origin, date, distribution, composition, history and culture of paper-based items. Digital imaging of watermarks releases the research potential as widely as the internet itself. One example is the digital "fingerprinting" of paper in order to enhance the security of items, such as valuable and vulnerable maps. Revealing Watermarks, by means of the case study of one sixteenth century watermark-a crown from the arms of Danzig-illustrates how cultural influences spread and have endured across the centuries, in this case from Sweden to Russia.

About the Author

Ian Christie-Miller is a former RAF pilot and teacher. During his London PhD he devised the Early Book Imaging System for watermark research and security enhancement. Publications include Traicte de la Cabale, (2007), 72 In His Name (Academic Studies Press, 2019), and articles on the Electronic British Library Journal.

Book Information
ISBN 9781644696248
Author Ian Christie-Miller
Format Hardback
Page Count 90
Imprint Academic Studies Press
Publisher Academic Studies Press