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Te Papa Blog

Discover behind-the-scenes stories from Te Papa’s experts, including curators, scientists, historians, collection managers, and educators.

marbling

Rare books and the marvellous art of marbling

2017-04-27
By: Martin Lewis
On: 27 Apr 2017

Research Librarian, Martin Lewis, explains why he’s been losing his marbles over marbling…Read more

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