Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types; often used of the reading matter in distinction from the illustrations
A stage in the note printing process where the coloured background design is transferred to the sheet of notes, normally both sides at the same time Also known as the Simultan stage
A method of printing where the wrong-reading raised surface of a printing plate is inked and impressed directly onto the paper There are four types of letterpress presses; platen, flatbed cylinder, rotary and belt
The oldest printing method, in which the image to be printed is raised from the plate, inked, and applied directly to paper
Printing equipment that prints directly from the "type" to the paper as opposed to offset printing
a relief printing process in which a raised image is inked to produce an impression; the impression is then transferred by placing paper against image and applying pressure
Printing of text from relief type, especially of pre-twentieth century broadsheets and books Since the advent of laser printing, phototypesetting, and offset lithograpy in the past twenty years, little is printed by letterpress
This is the oldest form of printing, done by raised images on printing plates This printing method leaves impressions (pressed letters) on paper which has an authentic, tactile quality This type of printing is very elegant and used for weddings, but it costs up to three times as much as offset (flat) printing It is often difficult to find printers who still practice this rare art