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The Basel Paper Mill ( German: ''Basler Papiermühle''), also known as the Swiss Museum for Paper, Writing and Printing ( German: ''Schweizerisches Museum für Papier, Schrift und Druck'') in
Basel Paper Mill website
{{authority control Museums in Basel Technology museums in Switzerland Book arts Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt Historic house museums in Switzerland Papermaking in Switzerland Printing press museums Literary museums in Switzerland Papermaking museums
The Basel Paper Mill ( German: ''Basler Papiermühle''), also known as the Swiss Museum for Paper, Writing and Printing ( German: ''Schweizerisches Museum für Papier, Schrift und Druck'') in Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS) ...
, is primarily dedicated to papermaking
Papermaking is the manufacture of paper and cardboard, which are used widely for printing, writing, and packaging, among many other purposes. Today almost all paper is made using industrial machinery, while handmade paper survives as a speciali ...
, the art of book printing
Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...
and writing
Writing is a medium of human communication which involves the representation of a language through a system of physically Epigraphy, inscribed, Printing press, mechanically transferred, or Word processor, digitally represented Symbols (semiot ...
in general. Through a combination of pictures and objects, visitors gain insights into the old artisanal techniques of dipping paper, printing and bookbinding.
The museum is located in a carefully restored building that began its life as a paper mill
A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients. Prior to the invention and adoption of the Fourdrinier machine and other types of paper machine that use an endless belt, ...
500 years ago. It is a heritage site of national significance.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance #REDIRECT Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance {{R from other capitalisation ...
(1995), p. 79.
Footnotes
See also
*Museums in Basel
The Basel museums encompass a series of museums in the city of Basel, Switzerland, and the neighboring region. They represent a broad spectrum of collections with a marked concentration in the fine arts and house numerous holdings of internationa ...
External links
Basel Paper Mill website
{{authority control Museums in Basel Technology museums in Switzerland Book arts Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt Historic house museums in Switzerland Papermaking in Switzerland Printing press museums Literary museums in Switzerland Papermaking museums