EXHIBIT 23.1




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS





   As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
   by reference of our reports dated January 30, 1995 included in and
   incorporated by reference in the Banta Corporation Form 10-K for the year
   ended December 31, 1994 and all references to our firm included in this
   registration statement.





                                      /s/  Arthur Andersen LLP

                                      ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



   Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
   February 26, 1996.