collotype Concept
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- collotype
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- Lichtdruck
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Definition
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A type of photolithography in which the printing plate is prepared using a bichromate process. Unhardened gelatin areas hold water and thus resist greasy ink; hardened areas accept ink and hold it in the characteristic wormlike pattern of cracks.
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Change note
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initial version
- dct:creator
- Anna Bellotto
- dct:created
- 2019-05-22T10:56:50+02:00
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Definition from Getty AAT.