collotype
noun
col·lo·type
ˈkä-lə-ˌtīp 
1
: a photomechanical process for making prints directly from a hardened film of gelatin or other colloid that has ink-receptive and ink-repellent parts
2
: a print made by collotype
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Your print may indeed be a steel engraving, or perhaps a collotype, which is produced by a photomechanical process.
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oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2020
In the 19th century, France said, new photographic methods emerged nearly every year: from daguerreotype to collotype, from paper negatives to glass negatives, from sheet film to roll film.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 May 2017
oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2020
In the 19th century, France said, new photographic methods emerged nearly every year: from daguerreotype to collotype, from paper negatives to glass negatives, from sheet film to roll film.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 May 2017
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“Collotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collotype. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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