Printing Plates
by Ton Kinsbergen
Title
Printing Plates
Artist
Ton Kinsbergen
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Printing plates. These were used in letterpress printing, where a worker would manually compose the page to be printed using metal or wooden blocks, cover it in ink, then press it onto paper. This technique was invented in the mid-15th century and was used in various forms up until the 19th century, when letterpress printing was supplanted by faster, more advanced technology.
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July 27th, 2016
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