Van Gelder
(væn ˈgɛldə(r))
The name of a Dutch paper-maker, used attrib. and absol. to designate a fine handmade paper with deckle edges.
| 1892 in G. Meredith Jump to Glory Jane 2 This edition is limited to an issue of 1,000 copies..and a special issue of 100 copies on Van Gelder paper. 1928 S. J. Looker Booklover's Catal. Jan. 6 Long Ago, First American Edition,..one of 925 copies on Van Gelder paper. 1934 H. Hiler Notes Technique Painting iii. 224 Some good papers for practical working are cartridge, Whatman,..Van Gelder, [etc.]. 1960 G. A. Glaister Gloss. Bk. 429/2 Van Gelder, one of the most famous of all hand⁓made papers, produced for a century or more in Holland and said to contain 100% rag. It is used by artists and publishers of fine editions. 1974 Country Life 17 Jan. 75/1 The..tragic etching of 1904, Le Repas Frugal on van Gelder paper. |