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dbellingradt , to histodons German
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There is a paper story to this painting from 1672 waiting to be told. Meet Jan Berckheyde's "A Notary in His Office" highlighted in 5 steps - a thread for friends of and of , and for in general. Expect a view into the inky paper states of Europe, a paper age dealing also with waste papers, fresh paper sheets waiting to be used, a high paper demand, and some document bags literally full of used papers. Let's roll @histodons

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The 1672 painting A Notary in His Office from Jan Berckheyde is shown. A notary is sitting at his writing desk, and is surrounded by various paper products.

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@histodons A closer look at every administrative activity of the period offers stored and waiting fresh paper sheets. Yet unused artifacts in different trading units of the paper trade: As detail no. 4 shows, you could buy paper as single sheets or in units up to 500, in the preferred format, quality and size, by the way.

And how did all these waiting papers get into the many secretaries? Well, ask the paper trade: https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/56966

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The painting A Notary in His Office from Jan Berckheyde is shown. A notary is sitting at his writing desk, and is surrounded by various paper products. Highlighted are 5 of these paper products.

dbellingradt , (edited ) to histodons German
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Here is a new thread for friends of , , and the community.
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On the painting with the title "The Alchemist" from the Flemish Mattheus van Helmont, circa mid seventeenth century, are many uses and abuses of paper products reflected in the details. I will address 7 of these paper issues in the thread. Bonus for friends: a large écorché figure, a distillation apparatus over a fire, and metal working assistants.
Enjoy.

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dbellingradt OP ,
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@histodons Folded paper sheets ruled in early modern Europe. For letter writing activities, for administration, or for including your ideas into chapters of big books, or next to them - as in the highlighted part of the painting. The paper sheet was a mass artifact of the period, maybe THE most often produced artifact of the publishing, writing, and printing good old Europe. However, loose sheets were precious goods, easily damaged, burned, hard to collect over time.

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Detail of the painting: looss paper sheets, and a big bound book.

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