Watermarks in paper in Holland, England, France, etc. in the XVII and XVIII centuries and their interconnection / by W.A. Churchill.

  • William Algernon Churchill
Date:
1935
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Watermarks in paper in Holland, England, France, etc. in the XVII and XVIII centuries and their interconnection / by W.A. Churchill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    'Papprcr. 3dj Brautf? fyabcrn ju ftifiner CD?ul &ran trdbt mire CXaD brf? traffcra xnd/ mirDif jfdjnifn f)ab<rt\t\(lt/ £>ae $fu<$ iDirf in tracer mtqurft/ S3raufj mart? id? 91)090 /auIf Dr fTf£ 6rin$/ Surety prrf? bae tt?af)Trr baraufj jftung. £)cnn (jrmf icf?e auff/lafj brurfrn term/ 0djnftt>f^ pnbglad/fo §a* matu> 9frit* THE PAPER-MAKER The water turns my mill wheel round, Where rags to paper pulp are ground: Their snowy leaves on felt I lay. And squeeze the water well away. And then I hang my sheets to dry: All white, and shining like the sky. Lines by the Meistersinger, Hans Sachs, about 1550. Engraving by Jost Amman. [63]