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TYPOGRAPHE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Press (News and Journalism)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- miniature pointing hand 1, record 1, English, miniature%20pointing%20hand
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Presse écrite
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- main
1, record 1, French, main
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour indiquer une modification à un dessin ou à un schéma. 2, record 1, French, - main
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La définition et l'illustration de ce signe typographique se trouvent à la page 126 du Manuel du compositeur typographe, publié à Paris en 1948 chez J. B. Baillière et fils. L'illustration correspond à notre «pointing hand». 2, record 1, French, - main
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-03-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- proof press
1, record 2, English, proof%20press
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- proofing press 2, record 2, English, proofing%20press
correct
- proof printing press 3, record 2, English, proof%20printing%20press
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small press used to pull proofs. 2, record 2, English, - proof%20press
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- presse à épreuves
1, record 2, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuves
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- presse à épreuve 2, record 2, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuve
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Presse servant au photograveur à tirer les épreuves d’essai, ou au typographe à faire ses premières épreuves ou placards. 3, record 2, French, - presse%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9preuves
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-03-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hand composition
1, record 3, English, hand%20composition
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hand setting 1, record 3, English, hand%20setting
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The setting of metal type by hand in which types are picked singly out of their case and placed in a composing stick word by word and line by line. 1, record 3, English, - hand%20composition
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When the stick is full, the matter is lifted out of it and placed on the galley where the number of lines required for a page is made up. 1, record 3, English, - hand%20composition
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- composition à la main
1, record 3, French, composition%20%C3%A0%20la%20main
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- composition manuelle 1, record 3, French, composition%20manuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composition obtenue par l’assemblage manuel de caractères typographiques préalablement fondus. 1, record 3, French, - composition%20%C3%A0%20la%20main
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le typographe prend les lettres une par une de leurs cassetins et les aligne successivement dans un composteur. Une fois rempli, le composteur est vidé sur une galée. 1, record 3, French, - composition%20%C3%A0%20la%20main
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-04-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Typography
- Graphic Arts and Printing
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tweezers
1, record 4, English, tweezers
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Small spring nippers used to pick up type in the form. 2, record 4, English, - tweezers
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Used only by experienced typesetters, tweezers in inexperienced hands injure the faces of valuable printing types. 3, record 4, English, - tweezers
Record 4, Key term(s)
- tweezer
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
- Imprimerie et arts graphiques
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pinces typographiques
1, record 4, French, pinces%20typographiques
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit outil à deux branches, formant ressort, avec lequel le typographe exécute les corrections sur le plomb. 2, record 4, French, - pinces%20typographiques
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-04-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Typography
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- typographer
1, record 5, English, typographer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who designs, selects, and arranges type without necessarily setting the type himself. 1, record 5, English, - typographer
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Typographie (Caractères)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- typographe
1, record 5, French, typographe
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- compositeur-typographe 1, record 5, French, compositeur%2Dtypographe
correct, masculine noun
- compositeur typographe 1, record 5, French, compositeur%20typographe
correct, masculine noun
- compositrice-typographe 2, record 5, French, compositrice%2Dtypographe
correct, feminine noun
- compositrice-typographe 2, record 5, French, compositrice%2Dtypographe
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concepteur graphiste, plus précisément spécialisé dans la mise en page à forte densité de textes. 1, record 5, French, - typographe
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le typographe compose parfois le texte lui-même d’où le nom compositeur-typographe. 1, record 5, French, - typographe
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-12-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Correction and Proofreading (Printing)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- rough proof
1, record 6, English, rough%20proof
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- rough pull 1, record 6, English, rough%20pull
correct
- foul proof 1, record 6, English, foul%20proof
correct
- flat pull 1, record 6, English, flat%20pull
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any proof pulled from type on a proofing press or from a plate without makeready showing what the material proofed looks like. 2, record 6, English, - rough%20proof
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rough proofs are usually pulled for identification purposes only, before filing away type galleys or engravings for storage. Also, an in-house proof pulled to check the work. 2, record 6, English, - rough%20proof
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Correction d'épreuves (Imprimerie)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- épreuve en première
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9preuve%20en%20premi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- première typographique 1, record 6, French, premi%C3%A8re%20typographique
correct, feminine noun
- première 1, record 6, French, premi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'épreuve en première est le premier tirage fait sur une feuille de papier avec la composition telle qu'elle sort des mains du compositeur typographe ou telle qu'elle se présente en sortie de machine composeuse-fondeuse. L'épreuve est obtenue par encrage au rouleau à main et impression au taquoir ou à la presse à épreuve. Destinée à la correction en première, cette épreuve ne franchit pas les portes de l'imprimerie. 2, record 6, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20en%20premi%C3%A8re
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-08-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- composing stick
1, record 7, English, composing%20stick
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- setting stick 1, record 7, English, setting%20stick
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In hand composition, a metal tool used by typesetters to hold type while it is being assembled into lines of equal lengths. 1, record 7, English, - composing%20stick
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- composteur
1, record 7, French, composteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Règle à rebord en métal utilisée par le compositeur typographe pour assembler les lettres et justifier les lignes. 1, record 7, French, - composteur
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-08-13
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- colophon
1, record 8, English, colophon
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In old manuscript books, a concluding statement indicating some or all of the following: the title, the name of the copyist, date of completion, the place where printed, a blessing for the patron who commissioned it, and threats of excommunication to unauthorized copiers. 1, record 8, English, - colophon
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By the 16th century the practice of identifying a book and its printer on the title page was accepted and this type of colophon was abandoned. 1, record 8, English, - colophon
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- colophon
1, record 8, French, colophon
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Texte d’achèvement d’un livre aux XVe et XVIe siècles. Dans les premières années du XVIe siècle, c'est lui qui rassemble, en fin de volume, le titre exact de l'ouvrage et le nom de son auteur(la page de titre n’ existant pas encore), celui du typographe ou du libraire, le lieu et la date d’impression, etc. 1, record 8, French, - colophon
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par la suite, la plupart des renseignements fournis par le colophon passèrent en page de titre. Ce qu’il en reste constitue notre actuel «achevé d’imprimer». 1, record 8, French, - colophon
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1991-05-06
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- borer beetle 1, record 9, English, borer%20beetle
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
round-head borers, wharf borer. 2, record 9, English, - borer%20beetle
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are a number of kinds of beetles that damage wood. Some infest only standing trees, but their damage is evident in lumber and buildings .... 2, record 9, English, - borer%20beetle
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
borer beetle: generic term. 3, record 9, English, - borer%20beetle
Record 9, Key term(s)
- wood-boring beetle
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- scolyte
1, record 9, French, scolyte
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit insecte coléoptère cylindrique, brun ou noir, à abdomen relevé en arrière et dont les larves creusent, sous l’écorce des arbres malades, des galeries rayonnantes (...) 1, record 9, French, - scolyte
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les scolyte typographe rongent les galeries mères. 2, record 9, French, - scolyte
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1985-05-28
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- pipe trap 1, record 10, English, pipe%20trap
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- piège tubulaire
1, record 10, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20tubulaire
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(pour examiner l'efficacité de la phéromone synthétique du typographe, Ips typographus(L.) 1, record 10, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20tubulaire
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Journal for. suisse, no 12, déc. 82, p. 1043-1044 1, record 10, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20tubulaire
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1985-05-14
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- hand compositor
1, record 11, English, hand%20compositor
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
one that sets type by hand esp. as contrasted with a typesetting-machine keyboard operator. 1, record 11, English, - hand%20compositor
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- opérateur typographe
1, record 11, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20typographe
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
opération. Composition de signes, formules, calculs, etc. par un opérateur(typographe). [1--] 1, record 11, French, - op%C3%A9rateur%20typographe
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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