printing house
Where pages emerge
A printing house is a business establishment where printing is done—books, newspapers, pamphlets, and other printed materials.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned, largely replaced by print shop or printing company, though it persists in historical contexts: Benjamin Franklin worked at a printing house in Philadelphia.
Book assembly facility
- pressroomPrinting or briefing facility
- typesettingArranging text for print
- prepressPrint preparation stage
- proofingChecking for errors
loading dock · cutting room · dispatch · reception · archive
Bound written works
- newspapersPrinted daily publications
- pamphletsThin informational booklets
- broadsidesSimultaneous discharge of guns
- postersPrinted wall advertisements
periodicals · catalogues · leaflets · stationery · labels · packaging · ephemera · playbills
Lettering style design
- fontCharacter style set
- picaPrinting measurement unit
- pointExact location or meaning
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
kerning · em · en · slug · sorts · uppercase · lowercase · italic
Apply force downward
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- platenPrinting press surface
- rollersRotating cylindrical movers
- composing stickHandheld typesetting tray
chase · galley · guillotine · folder · stitcher · trimmer · binder · plate
Arranging text for print
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
binding · trimming · folding · stitching · embossing · gilding · marbling · die-cutting
Single-fold page format
- quartoFour-leaf printing format
- octavoBook size, eight leaves
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
recto · verso · gutter · spine · endpaper · frontispiece · colophon · half-title
Compensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- gravureRecessed-plate printing method
- flexographyRaised-plate printing method
screenprinting · digital · inkjet · imposition · color separation · registration · make-ready · perfecting
One who arranges type
- pressmanPrinting machine operator
- typesetterArranges text for printing
- proofreaderOne who corrects texts
- journeymanQualified trade worker
apprentice · foreman · inker · fly · reader · corrector · bookbinder · machinist
bindery
Book assembly facility
- pressroomPrinting or briefing facility
- typesettingArranging text for print
- prepressPrint preparation stage
proofing · loading dock · cutting room · dispatch · reception · archive
books
Bound written works
- newspapersPrinted daily publications
- pamphletsThin informational booklets
- broadsidesSimultaneous discharge of guns
posters · periodicals · catalogues · leaflets · stationery · labels · packaging · ephemera · playbills · handbills
typeface
Lettering style design
leading · kerning · em · en · slug · sorts · uppercase · lowercase · italic · boldface
press
Apply force downward
composing stick · chase · galley · guillotine · folder · stitcher · trimmer · binder · plate · blanket
typesetting
Arranging text for print
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
imposition · binding · trimming · folding · stitching · embossing · gilding · marbling · die-cutting · lamination
folio
Single-fold page format
- quartoFour-leaf printing format
- octavoBook size, eight leaves
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
gathering · recto · verso · gutter · spine · endpaper · frontispiece · colophon · half-title · title page
offset
Compensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- gravureRecessed-plate printing method
flexography · screenprinting · digital · inkjet · imposition · color separation · registration · make-ready · perfecting · collating
compositor
One who arranges type
- pressmanPrinting machine operator
- typesetterArranges text for printing
- proofreaderOne who corrects texts
journeyman · apprentice · foreman · inker · fly · reader · corrector · bookbinder · machinist · overseer
- printingletterpress, lithographers, press, typographers, movable type
- Fleet StreetFleet Street, Daily Mail, The Times, The Guardian, Sunday Times
- textual scholarshipemendation, collation, emendations, critical edition, critical apparatus
printing housebookstore
Shop selling printed works
bookseller · newsstand · lending library · bookshop · distributor
printing housepaper shredder
Device slicing documents into strips
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