Difference between revisions of "Line block"
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− | Any relief etch block or print made from a chemically or mechanically produced printing surface. One line block example, gillotage, is a [ | + | Any relief etch block or print made from a chemically or mechanically produced printing surface. One line block example, gillotage, is a [[zinc]] printing plate made using a lithographic transfer. One photo-relief etching method involved developing a negative directly on a zinc plate coated with [[bichromated gelatin]]. After the image is developed, the soluble [[gelatin]] is washed away and the remaining gelatin is coated with powdered [[asphaltum]] to produce an acid-resistant negative image. Other variations include stereotype line block, electrotype line block, and transfer line block. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 21 January 2014
Description
Any relief etch block or print made from a chemically or mechanically produced printing surface. One line block example, gillotage, is a Zinc printing plate made using a lithographic transfer. One photo-relief etching method involved developing a negative directly on a zinc plate coated with Bichromated gelatin. After the image is developed, the soluble Gelatin is washed away and the remaining gelatin is coated with powdered Asphaltum to produce an acid-resistant negative image. Other variations include stereotype line block, electrotype line block, and transfer line block.
Synonyms and Related Terms
relief etching; zinc etching; gillotage; stereotype line block; electrotype line block; transfer line block; Strich-Druckstock (Deut.); Druckplatte (Deut.)
Authority
- Luis Nadeau, Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes, Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997
- B. Gascoigne, How to Identify Prints, Thames & Hudson, London, 2004