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TYPE FORM [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-15

English

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

The assembled type secured within a chase or metal frame which is in turn locked to the bed of the press, ready for printing.

OBS

form : the total combination of the letterpress matter imposed and locked up in a chase with the furniture, quoins and the chase itself.

French

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

Composition imposée et serrée dans un châssis ou une ramette.

Spanish

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