copperplate press — noun : a manually operated printing press used for making prints from intaglio metal plates … Useful english dictionary
Copperplate — Cop per*plate (k[o^]p p[ e]r*pl[=a]t ), n. (a) A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved. (b) An impression on paper taken from such a plate. [1913 Webster] Note: In printing from a copper or steel plate the lines are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Copperplate Gothic — Not to be confused with Copperplate script. Copperplate Gothic Light Category Serif Designer(s) Frederic W. Goudy Foundry … Wikipedia
etching press — noun : copperplate press … Useful english dictionary
Rolling press — Rolling Roll ing, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. [1913 Webster] 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rolling press — noun 1. : a calender that operates by means of rollers 2. : a printing press with a D shaped roller used in copperplate printing … Useful english dictionary
photoengraving — /foh toh en gray ving/, n. 1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 2. a plate so produced. 3. a print made from it. [1870 75; PHOTO + ENGRAVING] * * * Any of several processes for producing printing plates … Universalium
Alois Auer — Alois Auer, born 1813 in Wels, Austria, died 11 June 1869; was a printer, inventor and botanical illustrator, most active during the 1840s and 1850s. He produced a number of works in German and other languages, including the first regarding the… … Wikipedia
Frederic William Goudy — Retrato del tipógrafo por Arnold Genthe, 1924 Nombre de nacimiento Frederic William Goudy … Wikipedia Español
Western calligraphy — (from Greek polytonic|κάλλος kallos beauty + polytonic|γραφή graphẽ writing ) is the art of writing (Mediavilla 1996: 17). A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and… … Wikipedia
