Hi Everyone, This is my first post on the GBW listserv. Thanks for having me. I'm reaching out to ask about Schablonenwischpapier, if that is the correct term. I'm became interested in this after seeing an online archive of images of the work of [Annamarie Irmler](https://artvee.com/artist/annemarie-irmler/), [Walter Birke](https://artvee.com/artist/walter-birke/), and [Otto Gurbat](https://artvee.com/artist/otto-gurbat/). You can click through the links to see what I'm referring to. Is anyone familiar with theses decorative papers, and if so, is there any literature on how they were made? Thank you for your time in advance. Gerald Schulze Center for the Book Arts Detroit 1900 E. Jefferson Ave. Detroit, USA +1 (313) 610-3279

You link to many exquisite examples in your email. Yes, that is the German term for what is also called pochoir or stenciled papers. The “wisch” means that the pattern was applied with a brush or sponge. There are also Schablonenspritzpapiere made using airbrushes. Gurbat was a master and also wrote about the technique superficially in his book “Einbandbuntpapiere” (1971). I have several posts on my Pressbengel Project blog showing them. https://pressbengel.blogspot.com/2019/06/decorated-papers.html https://pressbengel.blogspot.com/2014/11/stenciled-papers.html (Picture towards bottom shows spray booths) https://pressbengel.blogspot.com/2019/11/more-sprayed-and-stenciled-papers.html I also have a few other examples on my Insta at: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTqFszhjZ2Q/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link <https://www.instagram.com/p/DTqFszhjZ2Q/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==> &igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://www.instagram.com/p/CLXFUybJ55j/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link <https://www.instagram.com/p/CLXFUybJ55j/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==> &igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Roger Green, an English binder in Germany also makes beautiful use of the technique, often sharing in process views on his Insta at https://www.instagram.com/rogergreenbookbinding/. There are a fair number of workshops on the technique as pochoir/stenciling offered around the country. Hope this helps, Peter ________________________________________ Peter D. Verheyen Bookbinder, Conservator & Librarian Email | verheyen@philobiblon.com <mailto:verheyen@philobiblon.com> Pressbengel Project Blog | https://pressbengel.blogspot.com <https://pressbengel.blogspot.com/> The Book Arts Web | https://www.philobiblon.com <https://www.philobiblon.com/> From: Gerald Schulze <gerald@bookartsdetroit.org <mailto:gerald@bookartsdetroit.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 10:24 AM To: gbw@list.guildofbookworkers.org <mailto:gbw@list.guildofbookworkers.org> Subject: [GBW] On Schablonenwischpapier Hi Everyone, This is my first post on the GBW listserv. Thanks for having me. I'm reaching out to ask about Schablonenwischpapier, if that is the correct term. I'm became interested in this after seeing an online archive of images of the work of Annamarie Irmler <https://artvee.com/artist/annemarie-irmler/> , Walter Birke <https://artvee.com/artist/walter-birke/> , and Otto Gurbat <https://artvee.com/artist/otto-gurbat/> . You can click through the links to see what I'm referring to. Is anyone familiar with theses decorative papers, and if so, is there any literature on how they were made? Thank you for your time in advance. Gerald Schulze Center for the Book Arts Detroit 1900 E. Jefferson Ave. Detroit, USA +1 (313) 610-3279