print collection

Amassed written works

A print collection is a curated set of printed artworks, photographs, or publications held by an individual, institution, or museum.

Libraries maintain print collections of books and periodicals, while galleries and collectors assemble print collections of etchings, lithographs, or screen prints: The museum's print collection spans five centuries of Japanese woodblock art.

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works on paper · intaglio · mezzotint · zines · rare books · galleries · engravings · archives · museums · woodcuts · portfolio · plate · manuscripts · provenance · special collections · sheet · screenprints · universities

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medium/format

print collectiondigital media

Electronically stored information

streaming library · digital library · digital archive · e-library · virtual library

permanence/tangibility

print collectionstreaming service

Internet media delivery platform

uniqueness/reproducibility

print collectionoriginal manuscripts

First handwritten source texts

manuscript collection

Family

print, collection, prints, printed, printing, printer, printers, printable, reprint

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G