handpress
Hand-operated printing machine
A handpress is a printing press operated manually rather than by mechanical or electrical power.
The operator applies pressure by turning a screw or pulling a lever, pressing paper against an inked surface to create an impression.
Handpresses were the standard technology for printing from Gutenberg's era through the early nineteenth century and remain in use today for fine art printing, letterpress work, and bookbinding.
She produced limited-edition broadsides on a nineteenth-century handpress.
Printing from raised surfaces
- platenPrinting press surface
- typesettingArranging text for print
- GutenbergPrinting press inventor's name
- broadsideFierce written assault
chapbook · colophon · imprint · pagination · recto · verso · signature · leaf
Relief print from timber
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- linocutPrint from carved linoleum
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
embossing · debossing · intaglio · relief · blockprint · copperplate · aquatint · ink
Legally or morally required
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
- papermakingCreating sheets from fibers
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
endpapers · gathering · stitching · gluing · spine · cover · leather · goldleaf
letterpress
Printing from raised surfaces
- platenPrinting press surface
- typesettingArranging text for print
- GutenbergPrinting press inventor's name
broadside · chapbook · colophon · imprint · pagination · recto · verso · signature · leaf · folio
woodcut
Relief print from timber
lithography · embossing · debossing · intaglio · relief · blockprint · copperplate · aquatint · ink · proof
binding
Legally or morally required
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
- papermakingCreating sheets from fibers
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
parchment · endpapers · gathering · stitching · gluing · spine · cover · leather · goldleaf · marbling
crush
Compress with force
force · wring · knead · mash · clamp · lever · juice · cider · olive · grape
chasing
Following to catch
- stampingForceful foot motion
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- dappingSurface fly technique
forming · die · punch · anvil · silversmithing
handpressrotary press
Cylinder-based printing apparatus
web press · digital printing · digital printer · laser printer · linotype
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