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(Encyclopedia)block printing: see textile printing under textiles. ...Linton, William James
(Encyclopedia)Linton, William James, 1812–97, Anglo-American wood engraver, author, and political reformer. In 1842 he began working as a wood engraver with John Orrin Smith and produced illustrations for the new...Harunobu
(Encyclopedia)Harunobu (Suzuki Harunobu) so͞ozo͞oˈkē häro͞oˈnōˈbo͞o [key], 1724–70, Japanese color-print artist of the ukiyo-e school. He was the first to use a wide range of colors effectively in print...silk-screen printing
(Encyclopedia)silk-screen printing, multiple printing technique, also known as serigraphy, involving the use of stencils to transfer the design. Paint is applied to a silk or nylon screen and penetrates areas of th...Rogers, Bruce
(Encyclopedia)Rogers, Bruce, 1870–1957, American typographer and book designer, b. Lafayette, Ind. As printing adviser to Cambridge Univ. Press, Harvard Univ. Press, and to commercial houses specializing in limit...rotogravure
(Encyclopedia)rotogravure: see printing.pantone
(Encyclopedia)pantone: see printing.offset
(Encyclopedia)offset: see printing.photogravure
(Encyclopedia)photogravure: see printing.typesetting
(Encyclopedia)typesetting: see printing.Browse by Subject
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