Those Marvelous Marbled End Papers

Those Marvelous Marbled End Papers

End papers (also called end sheets or end leafs) are the leaves at the front and back of a hard cover book. They are pasted to the inside of the cover boards and the first leaf of the interior to secure the binding.

At ArtBook Printing we believe printed endpapers to be the finishing touch of a coffee table book. We include printed end papers in the base price for the printing of your book. You can select any color that compliments the book.

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Marbled endpapers

Lately, we have seen a renewed interest in marbled endpapers. These were widely used in the 19th century but became a nearly lost art beginning around the 1930’s. Marbling consists of floating paints on a surface of thickened liquid, manipulating them to create patterns, then lifting the patterns onto prepared paper. Traditional marbling was done with oils or gouache, but acrylic works great too!

We offer an extensive, copyright free, library of endpapers. Here are just a few examples:

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Marbled endpapers are just one of a handful of ways to make your art book stand out.  Go ahead – have some fun!

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