Drawing on blue : European drawings on blue paper, 1400s-1700s /edited by Edina Adam and Michelle Sullivan with the assistance of Alec Aldrich ; contributions by Mari-Tere âAlvarez, Thea Burns, Marie-Noèelle Grison, Camilla Pietrabissa, and Leila Sauvage.

"Through close collaboration between art historians and conservators, this volume traces the rich and intriguing history of European blue paper from its origins in fourteenth-century Italy to the eighteenth century when synthetic colorants became widespread. Resulting from a novel combination of object-based research, technical analysis, and experiential learning, a clear picture emerges of how innovations in paper manufacture yeilding new functional and aesthetic possibilities for artists."--Provided by publisher.