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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

 Hanging up paper sheets, late 17th century


Creator

 Lalande, Jérome de (auteur/author)


Year

 1698


Type

 prent, print


Measurements

 32,5 x 21,5 cm.


Related term

 papiermaken


Period

 17e eeuw, 18e eeuw


Classification

 B: Schriftdragers, inkt


Content

 After the superfluous water had been drained from the sheets by the presses, they went to a drying shed or loft. There they were hung up to dry - seven or eight sheets together and folded in the middle - from cords made of fig rope. To do so the woman on the right uses a T-shaped stick. Just as the sorting of rags, this part of paper making was a typical job for women.


Original

 Lalande, [Jérome de]. - L'art de faire le papier, [Parijs, na 1761], pl. XIII


available in

 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag PC.A 210


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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek