Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 78
, and is dated a.d. 1216. In France, however, by this time, the making of paper had been understood for some time, as it was made there in 1189. In Belgium it was not made until 1551, in which year a paper mill was set up at Tourneppe by Henri de Nevere. By the end of the fifteenth century… … T.B. F 66 THE BOOK: ITS HISTOEY AND DEVELOPMENT. The first English book printed on English paper is Bar-tholomaeus, De Proprietatibus Rerum, published 1495-6.The paper is of high quality, it shows a fine wire mark, anda watermark of a double circle enclosing an eight-pointed star.The paper was made…
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