Difference between revisions of "Lithograph paper"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A paper used for lithographic reproductions. Lithograph paper is usually a highly [ | + | A paper used for lithographic reproductions. Lithograph paper is usually a highly [[calendered paper]] made from bleached [[chemical wood pulp]]. Although some lower quality papers may contain a mixture of chemical pulp and [[mechanical wood pulp|mechanical pulp]]. In England, litho paper is usually made from [[esparto grass]]. Litho paper has a smooth surface that is water resistant and curl resistant. It may be coated on one or both sides with [[clay]]. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 21 January 2014
Description
A paper used for lithographic reproductions. Lithograph paper is usually a highly Calendered paper made from bleached Chemical wood pulp. Although some lower quality papers may contain a mixture of chemical pulp and mechanical pulp. In England, litho paper is usually made from Esparto grass. Litho paper has a smooth surface that is water resistant and curl resistant. It may be coated on one or both sides with Clay.
Synonyms and Related Terms
litho paper; lithographic paper; offset paper
Authority
- Boise Cascade Paper Group, The Paper Handbook, Boise Cascade, Portland OR, 1989
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
- E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 575