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Dard Hunter, self-portrait in watermark Front of the Mountain House in Chillicothe. William Joseph "Dard" Hunter (November 29, 1883 – February 20, 1966) was an American authority on printing, paper, and papermaking, especially by hand, using sixteenth-century tools and techniques.
The Dard Hunter Collection was packed and moved as well. Supporting this collection is one of the main goals of the Friends of Dard Hunter, an organization that promotes hand papermaking and the other arts practiced by Hunter. [4] During the spring of 1993 the museum was re-opened inside of IPST and renamed the American Museum of Papermaking.
After Janssen's lifetime, the Mountain House passed into the hands of designer and papermaker Dard Hunter. Purchasing the house in 1919, Hunter converted it into a production center for his handmade paper and hand-carven type. Here he produced a wide range of books, publishing them under the banner of the Mountain House Press, and gradually he ...
Ninety from the Nineties: A Decade of Printing was an exhibition held at the New York Public Library from November 7, 2003 through May 28, 2004.. Ninety from the Nineties showcased a selection of ninety books made in the 1990s that were chosen on the merit of book arts.
Dard Hunter, "Oriental Papermaking, Early American Papermaking" [37] Matthew G. Kirschenbaum, "Bitstreams: The Future of Digital Literary Heritage" [38] Ludolf Kuchenbuch and Ivan Illich, "The History of Text: Three Dialogues" John Lievsay, "The Englishman 's Italian Books" [39] Alberto Manguel, "The Traveller, the Tower and the Worm" [40]
History. The first paper mill in the Zaan region was built in 1605. De Schoolmeester was built in 1692. It is also known by the nickname De Gauwdief. The name De Schoolmeester (English: The Schoolmaster) probably denotes the occupation of one of the founders.
The causes of foxing are not well understood. One conjecture is that foxing is caused by a fungal growth on the paper. [8] Another is that foxing is caused by the effect on certain papers of the oxidation of iron, copper, or other substances in the pulp or rag from which the paper was made. [9]
The couple purchased a small house near Lime Rock, Connecticut, and Wall opened an etching studio there, which was across the street from Dard Hunter's paper mill. [6] Between 1931-1942, Wall serially published Following Abraham Lincoln, an 85-volume set that illustrated Lincoln's life—each volume contains five original etchings.