AUTOTYPOGRAPHY

Etymology

Noun

autotypography (uncountable)

(archaic) A process by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which further prints can be made.

Source: Wiktionary


Au`to*ty*pog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Auto- + typography.]

Definition: A process resembling "nature printing," by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which the printing is done as from copperplate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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