Traditional, Florentine style
100% cotton watermark paper
Hand pressed in Florence Italy, of 100% cotton.
Two sizes
LARGE Folded Card: 4.25″ x 6.25″ Envelope 4.50″ x 6.50″ |
SMALL Folded Card: 3.25″ x 5.25″
Envelope 3.50″ x 5.50″
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About This Collection
Rossi 1931 Founded by Antonio Rossi in Florence, Italy Continually operated by the family in the traditional letterpress process.
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Rossi 1931 is family owned and operated paper making company in Florence, Italy – operating since 1931.
These unique Italian designs, dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth century, are printed on high-quality soft paper.
This entire collection is made with the family’s traditional letterpress.
Developed in the 14th century, letterpress printing involves setting type and motifs in reverse on a letterpress plate.
The plate is then inked and pressed onto the surface of the paper.
The pressing process transfers the ink and leaves a deep impression on the paper creating a three-dimensional print that has a feel unlike any other type of printing.
The nature of the printing demands high quality, and generally heavier weight, paper that will not tear or thin when pressed.
Created with a perfect type of paper containing fibers that are soft and readily accept an impression as well as ink.
As you might expect, letterpress printing is both time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Prints are made one-at-a-time with each print having its own unique variations of ink coverage and depth of impression.