Re: [BKARTS] Van Gelder Paper

[Scott Coutts <scott.coutts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Cutrone wrote:
> Hello List:
>
> I have a question from someone in Cataloguing here at FAU Libraries 
> about the colophon of a book in our collection that perhaps one of you 
> can shed some light upon. Here's the question:
>
> The colophon (in Hebrew) says it's printed on [.] Van Gelder paper. The 
> missing word isn't a standard Hebrew word in reference to paper; maybe 
> it's a proper name?  It's something like Biten or Bitan or Bieten. Would 
> any of those make sense?

Hi,

I dont know if this is of any use...

Isn't Van Gelder paper quite a famous brand? I used some very thick 
paper (used for etchings I think) a while back to make a photo album. 
It's embossed on each sheet with 'Van Gelder Zonen' (Van Gelder & Sons, 
I think). I bought it from a paper supplier in Melbourne called 
Melbourne Etching Supplies.


Here's a paper comany called Crown Van Gelder (not sure if it's the same)

http://www.cvg.nl/english/history.html


Also from google's cache of a broken page:

http://www.edwardcurtis.com/paper.html

"This image is printed on a sheet of Van Gelder, an expensive, high 
quality, hand made imported etching stock. It is a thick, heavy paper 
made in Holland a century ago. It has an ivory tonality with a soft, 
textured surface."

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Scott J. Coutts
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