Concept information
Preferred term
Woodburytype
Definition
- A photomechanical process that produces continuous tone images in slight relief. A gelatin relief is prepared by a bichromate process and then used to make an intaglio plate. This plate is used as a mold and is filled with pigmented gelatin; the gelatin layer is then pressed onto a paper support. Widely used for fine book illustration from about 1875 to 1900. [AAT]
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Woodbury-type
- Woodburytype process
Notation
- 309193
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-CXVJ9N1D-W
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