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Amélie Junqua and Geoffrey Day, "Too Good to Waste: Recycling Paper in the Eighteenth Century" (Bodleian Library, 2026) artwork
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Amélie Junqua and Geoffrey Day, "Too Good to Waste: Recycling Paper in the Eighteenth Century" (Bodleian Library, 2026)

New Books in Early Modern History by New Books Network

Jul 11, 202637:31Society & Culture

Paper was a precious commodity in the eighteenth century: every sheet was made by hand. There was therefore a significant market in recycling substandard paper from paper mills and discarded proofs and sheets from printe...

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Amélie Junqua and Geoffrey Day, "Too Good to Waste: Recycling Paper in the Eighteenth Century" (Bodleian Library, 2026) is an episode from New Books in Early Modern History by New Books Network. Paper was a precious commodity in the eightee...

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Published Jul 11, 2026, 37:31 long, audio available.