collotype

collotype Definition

col·lo·type (käl′ə tīp′)

noun

a photomechanical process by which inked reproductions are transferred to paper directly from an image formed on a sheet of hardened gelatin
the printed reproduction

Etymology: < Gr kolla, glue + -type

collotype Usage Examples

Converse of object

produce: Is it possible to produce a collotype to the same standard as a 19th century print?

Modifies a noun

process: However, it was the collotype process which in due time proved to be the most commercially adaptable of the three.
printing: This is used to transfer the image onto a sensitized collotype printing plate.
printer: These presses are still favored by the few remaining collotype printers.
plate: This is used to transfer the image onto a sensitized collotype printing plate.
production: One of the oldest and most respected collotype production houses was the Jaffe company which was founded in Vienna in 1875.
ink: They will also outline the research and development undertaken with the Center for fine Print Research in producing a new line of collotype inks.

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