from the group: Woodburytype
Woodburytype Prints
Usage Woodburytypes are most commonly found in book illustrations dating from the 1870s to mid-1890s. The process was used for the mass production of high-quality artwork and photograph reproductions. Woodburytypes were always printed on a separate sheet of paper and then attached to a book page, never directly printed on a page.
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Labeling A large number of woodburytype prints are labeled as such or by one of several variations on the name, such as photo-relief process, photoglyptie (France), and woodburydruck (Germany). |
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Differential Gloss All woodburytype prints exhibit differential gloss as a result of the gelatin relief image; the pigmented gelatin is thicker in darker areas and thinner in lighter ones. This thinner coating of gelatin produces a semi-matte finish in highlight areas. Differential gloss is best seen at the border of high- and low-density image areas. |
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Image Tone While there is no aspect of the process that inherently limits the color of a woodburytype print, essentially all prints made were brown to purplish-brown in tone. |
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Scale Due to the immense pressure needed to produce a woodburytype printing plate, approximately five tons per square inch, the process was rarely used to produce prints larger than 7 x 9 inches; prints were never larger than 10 x 14 inches.
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Pigment Particles Because the woodburytype process used pigmented gelatin to produce an image, pigment particles can be seen thoughout the image with moderate magnification. |
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