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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
CONT

The outline of the character, instead of being inscribed on the face, is a transparency (i.e., a photographic negative), in a capsule set into the level surface of the matrix. These special matrices are called fotomats.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
CONT

Ses matrices Fotomat ont sur leur face plane une image négative jouant le même rôle qu'un caractère gravé.

Spanish

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