hand block printing
1block printing — noun Printing from hand carved or engraved blocks, now used for specialist books, wallpaper and textiles • • • Main Entry: ↑block * * * block printing, a printing from engraved or carved blocks of wood or other material. It is used chiefly for… …
2Printing — is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing.HistoryWoodblock… …
3printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …
4Block book — Apocalypse page Biblia Pauperum or Bible of the Poor , woodcut illustrations w …
5Printing press — For the history and technology of movable type, see Movable type. Printing press from 1811, exhibited in Munich, Germany …
6block print — I. transitive verb 1. a. : to print (as books) from hand cut wooden blocks used chiefly of printers practice before the general adoption of movable types b. : to print from blocks a linen scarf block printed in black 2. : to write in block… …
7printing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Process of producing impressions Nouns 1. printing; typography, stereotype, electrotype; block printing; lithography, chromolithography, planography, collotype; offset, letterpress, gravure, rotogravure …
8Textile printing — is the process of applying colour to fabric in definite patterns or designs. In properly printed fabrics the colour is bonded with the fiber, so as to resist washing and friction. Textile printing is related to dyeing but, whereas in dyeing… …
9Woodblock printing — For the technique, see xylography. For the history in Europe, see old master print. For Japanese woodblock printing, see woodblock printing in Japan. Young monks printing Buddhist scriptures using the rubbing technique, Sera Monastery in Tibet,… …
10Block statue (Egyptian) — The block statue is a type of memorial statue created because of the easy functions of it that follow. It is a memorializing statue, and ranges from ornate and detailed, to more course, and simpler, for the least famous individuals, or… …
