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Chromotypograph, the Glossary

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Chromotypograph refers to any number of obsolete graphic arts or printing processes which used cold and warm rinse etching baths to create surfaces by which color images could be relief printed from zinc plates in the letterpress manner.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 6 relations: Chromolithography, Chromoxylography, Etching, Firmin Gillot, Relief printing, Zincography.

  2. Relief printing

Chromolithography

Chromolithography is a method for making multi-colour prints.

See Chromotypograph and Chromolithography

Chromoxylography

Chromoxylography was a colour woodblock printing process, popular from the mid-19th to the early-20th century, commonly used to produce illustrations in children's books, serial pulp magazines, and cover art for yellow-back and penny dreadfuls. Chromotypograph and Chromoxylography are relief printing.

See Chromotypograph and Chromoxylography

Etching

Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. Chromotypograph and Etching are relief printing.

See Chromotypograph and Etching

Firmin Gillot

Firmin Gillot, father of Charles Gillot (1820–1872), invented in 1852 the paniconograph for which he took a patent (photoengraving in relief according to the letterpress on several early plate).

See Chromotypograph and Firmin Gillot

Relief printing

Relief printing is a family of printing methods where a printing block, plate or matrix, which has had ink applied to its non-recessed surface, is brought into contact with paper.

See Chromotypograph and Relief printing

Zincography

Zincography was a planographic printing process that used zinc plates.

See Chromotypograph and Zincography

See also

Relief printing

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromotypograph