dbellingradt , 6 months ago to histodons German

#Tobacco and #Paper share a common past. In #EarlyModernEurope, a period called a paper age, tobacco had its connections to the worlds of paper (and print). Attention, friends of #smoking, #history and PaperHistory. @histodons

In this 1671 painting from Hubert van Ravesteijn we see an exclusively designed paper packet leaning against a clay pipe, ready for consumption in a tavern.

In order to sell small units of tobacco, paper was needed: used papers and freshly printed papers. Zoom in:

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