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letterpress [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- letterpress
1, record 1, English, letterpress
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
letterpress: an item in the "Printing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category. 2, record 1, English, - letterpress
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- presse typographique
1, record 1, French, presse%20typographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
presse typographique : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d'impression» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication». 2, record 1, French, - presse%20typographique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-06-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Letterpress (printing methods)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- letterpress
1, record 2, English, letterpress
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- letterpress printing 2, record 2, English, letterpress%20printing
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A relief printing process for reproducing texts using moveable type, electrotypes, stereotypes, rubber or plastic plates. 2, record 2, English, - letterpress
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An ink-coated roller is passed over the type or plate, the ink adhering only to the relief surface, the image area. The inked type or plate is then pressed against the paper to transfer the ink to it. 2, record 2, English, - letterpress
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Thermography and flexography are basically letterpress processes. 2, record 2, English, - letterpress
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
letterpress: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 3, record 2, English, - letterpress
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (procédés d'impression)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- typographie
1, record 2, French, typographie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'impression directe utilisant une forme d'impression en relief rigide (caractères mobiles, gravures, clichés) et des encres visqueuses. 2, record 2, French, - typographie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On obtient le plus souvent le texte par composition manuelle ou mécanique et les illustrations par les procédés de photogravure. 2, record 2, French, - typographie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En français, certains auteurs définissent la typographie comme l'ensemble des procédés d'impression en relief, ne faisant ainsi aucune distinction entre la flexographie et la typographie. 2, record 2, French, - typographie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
typographie : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 3, record 2, French, - typographie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipografía (procesos de impresión)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tipografía
1, record 2, Spanish, tipograf%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento de impresión con formas que contienen, en relieve, los tipos y grabados y que, una vez entintadas, se aplican a presión sobre el papel. 1, record 2, Spanish, - tipograf%C3%ADa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En la impresión por tipografía se distinguen las siguientes operaciones: composición manual o mecánica y tirada de pruebas de la misma destinadas a la corrección; obtención de los clisés por fotograbado; compaginación, o sea formación de cada página con los títulos, las líneas de texto, los grabados y los blancos; imposición de la forma y tirada de nuevas pruebas; última corrección y arreglo de la forma; regulación del entintado; impresión de los pliegos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - tipograf%C3%ADa
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