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Collotype

Scope note

A type of photolithography in which the printing plate is prepared using a bichromate process. Unhardened gelatin areas hold water and thus resist greasy ink; hardened areas accept ink and hold it in the characteristic wormlike pattern of cracks.

This term has 5 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300053204

Broader Terms used

photolithography

Narrower Terms used

phototype
heliotype

Term used for

collotype process

Equivalent Terms used

collotypes

Created

12yrs ago

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