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Collotype

Schwable, Conrad

l979Topic: materials
potassium dichromate

process
collotype

Examination of collotype to allow a continuous tone photographic image to be printed without halftone screens. The process is covered on plate, including transfer of image to stone, to allow for artists additions and deletions as well as a more stable printing base.

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