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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
The photographic reproduction of a print or document. Examples of 19th century photocopy techniques are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cyanotype cyanotype], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=diazo printing diazo paper], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=photolithography photolithography]. [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Xerography xerography], an electrostatic reproductive process was developed in 1938.
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The photographic reproduction of a print or document. Examples of 19th century photocopy techniques are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cyanotype cyanotype], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=diazo%20printing diazo paper], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=photolithography photolithography]. [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Xerography xerography], an electrostatic reproductive process was developed in 1938.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
photocopy paper ; fotokopie (Ned.) photocopie (Fr.); fotocopia (It., Esp.); fotokopia (Sven.); Elektrofotografie (Deut.); fotocpia (Port.)
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photocopy paper ; fotokopie (Ned.) photocopie (Fr.); fotocopia (It., Esp.); fotokopia (Sven.); Elektrofotografie (Deut.); fotocópia (Port.)
  
 
[[File:watermarkgh.jpg|thumb|Photocopy paper]]
 
[[File:watermarkgh.jpg|thumb|Photocopy paper]]
 
== Additional Information ==
 
== Additional Information ==
  
D. Grattan, The stability of photocopied and laser-printed documents and images: general guidelines. Technical Bulletin 22. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Conservation Institute, 2000. A. Hillcoat-Imanishi, An investigation into the archival properties of colour photocopies and inkjet prints: summary of a project undertaken at Camberwell College of Art as part of a BA in Paper Conservation. V&A Conservation Journal 30, 14-16, 1999.
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° D. Grattan, The stability of photocopied and laser-printed documents and images: general guidelines. Technical Bulletin 22. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Conservation Institute, 2000.° A. Hillcoat-Imanishi, An investigation into the archival properties of colour photocopies and inkjet prints: summary of a project undertaken at Camberwell College of Art as part of a BA in Paper Conservation. V&A Conservation Journal 30, 14-16, 1999.
  
 
== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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Description

The photographic reproduction of a print or document. Examples of 19th century photocopy techniques are cyanotype, diazo paper, and photolithography. xerography, an electrostatic reproductive process was developed in 1938.

Synonyms and Related Terms

photocopy paper ; fotokopie (Ned.) photocopie (Fr.); fotocopia (It., Esp.); fotokopia (Sven.); Elektrofotografie (Deut.); fotocópia (Port.)

Photocopy paper

Additional Information

° D. Grattan, The stability of photocopied and laser-printed documents and images: general guidelines. Technical Bulletin 22. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Conservation Institute, 2000.° A. Hillcoat-Imanishi, An investigation into the archival properties of colour photocopies and inkjet prints: summary of a project undertaken at Camberwell College of Art as part of a BA in Paper Conservation. V&A Conservation Journal 30, 14-16, 1999.

Authority

  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  • The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Photography"

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