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Show OLDPAPERMAKIN 6 fallen into the hands of a less prosperous malse who fabricated an inferior quality of paper. In thi way one watermark design might have been use v numerous mills, From an archaeological an artistic stand-point the old watermarks are of interest, but for tracing definitely the dates of paper the mark all writer onancien paper an watermarlking attach importance to small change that often appear in the papermarks. These sligh variations were due to the wire forms baving become detached from the mouldsand being replace by a man unskilled in wire work-possibly th vatman or coucher. Every time a wire mark cam Ioose from a mould it had to be attached again an some detail naturally became slightly distorted This would account for the vast number of mark of the same subject, supposedly from the one mill varying somewhat. The two watermarks of th bull shown as an illustration, were traced fro sheets of paper used ina copy of the first volume o the Mazarine Bible attributed to Gutenberg an Dighalmage© 2104 Nari Ly Universyof U, Al ihts reserve |