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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.
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Title

 The papermaker, second half 16th century


Creator

 Amman, Jost (graveur/engraver), Sachs, Hans (auteur/author)


Year

 1568


Type

 illustratie, illustration


Measurements

 7,5 x 6 cm.


Related term

 papiermaken, scheppers, schepvormen, papiermolens, hamerbakken


Period

 16e eeuw


Classification

 B: Schriftdragers, inkt


Content

 A papermaker is making hand-made paper from pulp, consisting of finely ground rags mixed with water. In the period up to 1585, no paper was made in the present-day Netherlands and only to a very limited extent in the Southern Netherlands. This meant that all paper had to be imported. Most of it came from the north-east of France, but paper was also imported from Germany and Italy, albeit sparsely.


@description

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek