collotypy
əˌtaɪp noun Also called albertype, artotype, heliotype.
1.
any photomechanical process of printing from a plate coated with gelatin.
2.
the plate used for this.
3.
a print made from such a plate.
verb (used with object)
4.
to produce (a print) by collotype; albertype; artotype; heliotype.
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: photogelatine process a method of lithographic printing from a flat surface of hardened gelatine: used mainly for fine-detail reproduction in monochrome or colour |
| 2. | a print made using this process |
| [C19: from Greek kolla glue + | |
| collotypic | |
| —adj | |
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