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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
 Sorting sheets of paper, late 17th century

Creator
 Lalande, Jérome de (auteur/author)

Year
 1698

Type
 prent, print

Measurements
 16 x 21,5 cm.

Related term
 papiermaken, polijsten

Period
 17e eeuw, 18e eeuw

Classification
 B: Schriftdragers, inkt

Content
 After gluing (to allow it to be written on), paper was smoothed sheet by sheet with a stone. It was subsequently checked for irregularities by holding the sheets against the light and then scraping these irregularities off with a knife. Until far into the 18th century young girls were involved in this work, called `verleesters'. They then sorted the paper by quality and stacked them up.

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

available in
 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag PC.A 210

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek