Although flour paste does seem very convenient I have only come across the use of hide glue to attach papers on historical instruments. Julian may have a point about how it was used especially for larger areas and it could be a method that reduces the problems of expansion and contraction with the ‘wetter’ process. But perhaps it was just economy of means; hide - or bone - glue was the all-purpose adhesive to hand in the workshop.
Chris

On 14 Aug 2016, at 00:15, julian Holman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> i've never yet put paper in a harpsichord, but I have mounted drawings on
> panels, and for this, hide glue size on panel and paper works splendidly -
> letting both dry and then using an iron to fix the paper, as a veneer
> 
> perhaps that has already been said (?)
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