Glossary
Adana – Small printing press manufacturer in Britain between 1922 and 1999. Operated by hand and popular with hobbyists and stationers.
Albion Press – Iron hand-press used for relief printing. A variation of a platen-type press but with knuckle-and-lever mechanism.
Baren – A hand-held tool used to burnish paper once placed on an inked block
Bite – Term used to describe the etching, or incising, of the image on the paper from a form.
Bitmap – A computer image mode that reduces all information to either black or white. Both diffusion dither and halftone bitmap modes are popular variables of bitmaps used in image preparation.
Blankets – Woven felt blankets used on an etching press. Usually three blankets are used: the top blanket – the ...
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