Publisher Description

Twelve sheets of beautifuly designed, top quality wrapping paper neatly folded and glued into a book. Never struggle at home with rolls of wrapping paper again; keep your paper tidy and undamaged. Each sheet can be easily removed when needed, with no need for scissors. Since the 8th century Japanese paper has been known for its quality and variety. Each sheet of paper in this book is selected from Glasgow Museums's collection, one of the largest, most varied and internationally important in the world.

Author Biography

Glasgow Museums consists of 10 council run museums, including The Burrell Collection, the recently renovated Kelvingrove and the newly built Riverside Museum. Covering a wide range of subject matter - Art, Natural history, design, social history, tapestry and transport to name a few. The depth of the archive makes it an ideal license for a Museum Collection range that could be extensive and long lasting.

Review

"This year, avoid the usual struggle with rolls of wrapping paper and pick up this nifty gift-wrap book instead. It includes 12 sheets of beautifully designed, top-quality wrap." * Style at Home *
"the joy of it is that your gifts will looks as great together as they do separately and you won't have all the fuss of wielding paper rolls." * Homes & Antiques *
"…if corners must be cut, all you really need is good wrapping paper.The Pimpernel Press prints paper of Robert Adam designs, British Library manuscripts, V&A art deco patterns or Japanese prints (£12.99 each). Wrap up some breezeblocks in these exquisite sheets, and they'll look too good to tear."
* Telegraph *
"Our favourite: Japanese Woodblock Prints from Glasgow Museums, which is one of the largest and most varied collections in the world. Honestly, the prints are breathtakingly wonderful, and make for the best and most original wrapping paper we've ever seen." * A Little Bird An Insider's Guide to London *
"Anyone got any wrapping paper?  This is a question that gets bellowed across our office with embarrassing frequency. It's followed by frantic desk rifling as everyone tries to cover up for the fact that we are bad friends. Step up, Pimpernel Press's wrapping paper books" * Emerald Street *

Long Description

This collection of 12 sheets of quality standard-size (500 x 700mm) gift wrap features Japanese woodblock prints and papers from Glasgow Museums. The majority of the Japanese collection held by the museum was gifted by the Japanese government in 1878.

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