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The Autotype Process - Softcover

Autotype Printing And Publishing Company

 
9780461264524: The Autotype Process

Synopsis

The Autotype Process: Being A Practical Manual Of Instruction In The Art Of Printing In Carbon, Or Other Permanent Pigment is a nineteenth-century practical guide on pigment printing through the Autotype process. Although issued by the Autotype Printing and Publishing Company, the work outlines the historical development, general principles, and step-by-step procedures for producing carbon prints in permanent pigments. It covers the theory of light-sensitive bichromates and the evolution of pigment printing, and details materials, apparatus, and manipulations: sensitizing pigment paper, drying, preparing negatives, placing under a negative in a printing frame, exposing with an actinometer, and developing. It then describes mounting, transferring to permanent surfaces, and finishing the print. The manual further presents non-inverted and inverted pictures on various substrates—paper, enamel, glass, ivory, and other opaque or transparent surfaces—and explains enamel finishes, transfer papers, and the supply and licensing arrangements of the Autotype Company. Designed for photographers and printers, it offers a complete workflow for durable, monotone pigment prints and considerations for permanence and reproducibility.

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