Carta Varese Florentine Paper- Brown Floral Vine 19x27 Inch Sheet Carta Varese Florentine Paper- Brown Floral Vine 19x27 Inch Sheet

The Italian Carta Varese is one of the most traditional European“fantasy-papers”. Its roots go back to original Rennaissance patternsused as decoration of chests, cradles, or combs. Carta Varese papershave been manufactured since the 17th century in Veneto becoming famousfor their variety of colors and small-patterned motifs. In former timesthey were all hand-printed by means of a wooden printing block,bringing a mixture of tempera, dextrin and starch on the base paper. Theblock had to be pressed several times on a sheet in order to cover theformat, but a typical blank edge on one side remained. Around the end ofthe 19th century lithography was introduced and by the mid 20th centurythe production changed to offset-printing, making the papers availableto many more customers. The printingprocess of Carta Varese is elaborate. The two-way and multi-coloredpapers are printed in a single-colour machine. Every color is printedseparately, so the paper sheets run through the machine several times, amethod reminiscent of silk-screen printing. This is the reason why thecolors of Carta Varese are so bright and dense even though it is anoffset print. Carta Varese is not only beautiful butalso substantial. The base paper is a100 g/qm ivory paper, uncoated and acid free.