During this Bookish Talk, we discuss the Basler Papiermühle -- a late medieval papermill turned paper, printing, and bookbinding museum. Stepan visited this museum a couple of years ago, so that's not a very recent experience. Still, it should give a good sense of what it looks and feels like.
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00:00 - Beginning
00:28 - Basler Papiermühle
01:06 - Importance of Basel's location to the development of book production
02:16 - Entering the museum
02:42 - A couple of words about the process of papermaking
08:01 - Collection of papermaking molds
08:22 - A mold for 3d-watermarks
09:50 - The difference between laid and wove paper
14:39 - Making paper in the museum
16:02 - Toilet paper
17:50 - Preparing paper pulp with fermentation and decomposition
18:56 - Papermaking mold made with a thread mesh instead of wire
19:09 - History of writing
19:30 - Calligraphy
21:30 - Paper marbling
22:11 - Early printing
24:07 - Modern printing
25:39 - Printing illustrations with blocks
28:55 - Offset printing
29:35 - Typewriters
31:38 - Bookbinder's workshop
