A collection of antique book end-papers has been scanned by the Bergen Public Library of Norway and made available for public use. They're copyright-free. So if you have a hankering for colorful patterns in your creative work, or just want to peruse some old designs, you can find them at the flickr link below.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bergen_public_library/albums/72157633827993925

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A few examples –

Checking in on the marigold paste papers I made yesterday. They’ve dried with a beautiful yellow, like best butter. I also tried just saturating some pages with the marigold & water without paste and it’s made some really vibrant shades in the areas where it was thickest. I’m going to give them a second coat to try to get a deep shade all over.
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Much more concentrated colour than boiling. Marigold so far has deepened as it’s dried so I can’t wait to see what colour this will turn out. I was going to do a pattern but I like the brush marks #Bookbinding #pastePapers #Endpapers #NaturalInk

I’ve been experimenting with creating my own decorative endpapers for bookbinding using natural ink made from local plants. This is my favourite so far. It’s all viburnum opulus berries. The pink is the ink after boiling with water. I added a little lemon juice to raise the acidity after discovering it turns blue where it reacts with the acid-free paper as I wanted to preserve some of the vibrant pink, the burnt orange is mixed with a little bicarb of soda.

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4) Via the Flickr Foundation, a colorful collection of "no known copyright" endpapers from books published between 1890 and 1930, scanned by the Bergen Public Library in Norway

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bergen_public_library/albums/72157633827993925

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