Skip to main content

Printing

Scope note

Use for processes in which an image, pictorial or textual, is transferred, usually to paper or cloth, most often by means of a plate, block, stone, or screen. Use also for the making of photographic prints and, with computers, for the production of a paper copy of stored data. For the production of prints in a fine arts context, prefer "printmaking."

This term has 2,977 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Role

Getty AAT term number

300053319

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

PM40-2001

Maker(s)

Production: Gibbons, Geoffrey

PM2-1995

Maker(s)

Author: Ritchie, Neil

Bookplate

Maker(s)

Designer: Hassall, Joan

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: printing" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-27526 Accessed: 2024-11-30 00:55:05

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-27526|title=Terminology definition for: printing|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-30 00:55:05|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/terminology/term-27526

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...