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• For a long time fine printing in France was made on “papier de Hollande”, but it is known that much of this product was made in France to satisfy the prejudice of persons who admire anything that is foreign. It is possible that the designation “papier de Hollande” originated from the fact that superfine paper was manufactured long ago in Angoumois ...
• Home and foreign paper was handled by factors established at Amsterdam, but French paper was handled by factors established in France, mainly in the province of Angoumois. The success of Amsterdam as a world distributor of paper, including the produce of France, aroused French opposition. The French Govern¬ ment did its utmost to protect national i...
• Although the highest standard of quality was reached in Holland during the 18th century and an increasing demand for Dutch paper arose in various countries of Europe and the Levant, the majority of books published in Holland during this period were printed on French paper.
• At the beginning of the 17th century paper in use in England came from France, Switzerland, Germany and Italy. French paper came from Amsterdam, but mainly from Bordeaux and La Rochelle,
• There seems to be as much uncertainty concerning the origin of papermaking in France as in Italy. Some trace the origin to French Crusaders, who are said to have learnt the an while prisoners of the Saracens in Syria

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