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| − | A photoplate printing process introduced in 1868 by Josef Albert of Munich. Albertype is a variation of the [ | + | A photoplate printing process introduced in 1868 by Josef Albert of Munich. Albertype is a variation of the [[collotype|collotype]] process. It uses a glass plate, instead of a stone, as a support for the sensitized gelatin emulsion. Josef Albert introduced rotary collotype presses in 1873 followed by three-color collotypes a year later. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Description
A photoplate printing process introduced in 1868 by Josef Albert of Munich. Albertype is a variation of the Collotype process. It uses a glass plate, instead of a stone, as a support for the sensitized gelatin emulsion. Josef Albert introduced rotary collotype presses in 1873 followed by three-color collotypes a year later.
Synonyms and Related Terms
albert-type; albertotype; Albertypie (Deut.)
Authority
- Luis Nadeau, Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes, Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997
- Website address 1 Comment: SAA Glossary of Archival Terminology: http://www.archivists.org/glossary/term_details.asp?DefinitionKey=2482