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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