From humble origins into the wide world -- the paper trade in the early modern period

(University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) There was not a single paper mill in Amsterdam until the 19th century. Despite this fact, Amsterdam was the location of the most important center of the paper industry in Europe in the 17th and 18th century and Dr. Daniel Bellingradt from the Institute of Book Studies at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is conducting research to find out why.

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