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monotype, type type, for printing , was invented in China (c.1040), using woodblocks. Related devices, such as seals and stamps for making impressions in clay, had been used in ancient times in Babylon and elsewhere. ..... Click the link for more information. set by the Monotype machine. See printing printing, means of producing reproductions of written material or images in multiple copies. There are four traditional types of printing: relief printing (with which this article is mainly concerned), intaglio, lithography, and screen process printing. ..... Click the link for more information. . monotypeor monoprintIn art printmaking, a technique prized because of its unique textural qualities. Monotypes are made by drawing with printer's ink or oil paint onto glass or a plate of metal or stone. The drawing is then pressed by hand onto a sheet of absorbent paper or printed on an etching press. The pigment remaining on the plate is usually insufficient to make another print unless the original design is reinforced. Subsequent prints invariably differ from the first, because variations in repainting and printing are inevitable. In the 19th century, William Blake and Edgar Degas experimented with the technique. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Monotype Imaging's iType([R]) font engine, the company's embedded subsystem for generating scalable, multilingual text on consumer electronics devices, will be made available for Symbian OS[TM] as a reference component, shipping in Symbian OS developer and customer kits. amp; SALFORDS, Surrey, England -- Monotype Imaging's Fonts. amp; SALFORDS, Surrey, England -- For the first time, more than 100,000 font products are available from Monotype Imaging's e-commerce storefront, Fonts. |
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