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• Letterpress printing — is a term for printing text with movable type, in which the raised surface of the type is inked and then pressed against a smooth substance to obtain an image in reverse. In addition to the direct impression of inked movable type onto paper or… …   Wikipedia

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• Book — A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf… …   Wikipedia

• letterpress — Synonyms and related words: advance sheets, advertising matter, albertype, book printing, chromotypography, chromotypy, chromoxylography, collotype, color printing, electronography, electrostatic printing, graphic arts, gravure, halftone… …   Moby Thesaurus

• letterpress — noun Date: circa 1765 1. the process of printing from an inked raised surface especially when the paper is impressed directly upon the surface 2. chiefly British text (as of a book) distinct from pictorial illustrations …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• letterpress — n. 1 a the contents of an illustrated book other than the illustrations. b printed matter relating to illustrations. 2 printing from raised type, not from lithography or other planographic processes …   Useful english dictionary

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• Rare Book School — (RBS) is an independent non profit (501.c.3) organization based at the University of Virginia supporting the study of the history of books, manuscripts, and related objects. Each year, RBS offers about 30 five day courses on these subjects. Most… …   Wikipedia

• Edition (book) — The bibliographical definition of an edition includes all copies of a book printed “from substantially the same setting of type,” including all minor typographical variants. First edition According to the definition of edition above, a book… …   Wikipedia

• Minnesota Center for Book Arts — (MCBA) is the largest and most comprehensive independent non profit book arts center in the United States. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, MCBA is a nationally recognized leader[1] in the celebration and preservation of traditional crafts… …   Wikipedia

• Photozincography of the Domesday Book — In the 1860s the first facsimile of the Domesday Book was created by the process of photozincography (later termed Zinco), and was executed under the directorship of Henry James at the Southampton offices of the Ordnance Survey.Initial… …   Wikipedia