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CYLINDER PRESS [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

cylinder press: an item in the "Printing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

presse à cylindre : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d'impression» de la Catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
DEF

A printing press in which the forme is carried on a flatbed under a paper-bearing cylinder for an impression to be made at the point of contact.

OBS

Designs vary and include principally the stop-cylinder flatbed press ("presse à arrêt de cylindre"), the two-revolution flatbed press ("presse à plat deux tours") and the single-revolution flatbed press ("presse à un tour").

Key term(s)
  • flat bed cylinder press
  • flat-bed cylinder press
  • flatbed cylindre press
  • flat bed cylindre press
  • flat-bed cylindre press
  • cylindre machine
  • cylindre press

French

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

Presse typographique à marbre horizontal sur lequel on place la forme d'impression [qui] vient en contact avec le cylindre recouvert de la feuille de papier pour réaliser l'impression.

Spanish

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