Marius Vachon Records the Papermaking, Printing, and Bookbinding Industries in France at the End of the 19th Century

In 1894 French historian and art critic Marius Vachon issued a highly unusual survey of the French industries related to paper in his book, Les arts et les industries du papier en France 1871-1894. This work contains the best collection of photogravures pertaining to the papermaking, printing and bookbinding industries toward the end of the 19th century that I found during about twenty years of research on history of the mechanization of these industries. Because there are so many worthwhile images in this work I will divide my coverage of its images into separate database entries relevant to the specific topics.

Though Vachon does not appear to specifically discuss the range of dates mentioned in his title, they appear to relate to his experience writing on these topics, which began about 1870 or 1871.