Letterpress ink
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Description
A thick, pasty ink used on letterpress rollers. Letterpress inks produce a slightly raised image that typically dries by oxidation.
Synonyms and Related Terms
half-tone ink
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Authority
- Boise Cascade Paper Group, The Paper Handbook, Boise Cascade, Portland OR, 1989
- Luis Nadeau, Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes, Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997