Italy: Pietro Miliani’s paper mill in Fabriano in Italy in the mid-15th century.

Fabriano in central Italy was the first European centre of paper-making, developed after 1296 CE. Miliani also introduced the watermark technique. The technology for pulping and pressing paper in this 15th century factory was not dissimilar to Chinese paper mills some 16 centuries earlier.

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