LETTER PRESS PRINTING
1.1THE BASIC PRINCIPLE:
Letterpress is a highly versatile printing process. It is adaptable to both short and long printing runs, from a few hundreds to several millions of printed impressions. In letterpress printing the image area of the printing surface stands in relief, raised above the surrounding non-image areas. Ink is applied to the image areas with a roller and is transferred to paper under pressure. Letterpress printing process is derived from pre-industrial art of woodcut.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover page
Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Foreword
Preface
Table of contents
CHAPTER ONE:
LETTER PRESS PRINTING
1.1The basic principle
1.2Printing from type
1.3Letter press plates
1.4Letter press printing presses
1.5Image identification
CHAPTER TWO:
OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY
2.1Principle of lithography
2.2Direct lithography
2.3Offset lithography
2.4Advances of offset lithography
2.5Process photography and stripping
2.6Type of offset lithography plates
2.7Offset printing presses
2.8Web offset presses
2.9Satellite presses
2.10Process identification
CHAPTER THREE:
GRAVURE
3.1Introduction
3.2The uses and advantages of rotogravure
3.3Other methods of plate making process
3.4Other methods of plate making
3.5Rotogravure presses
3.6Systematic ink application
3.7Image identification
CHAPTER FOUR:
SCREEN PROCESS PRINTING
4.1Introduction
4.2Variety of inks
4.3Colour
4.4Identification of image
4.5Advantages of screen printing
CHAPTER FIVE:
OTHER PRINTING PROCESSES
5.1Classification of printing processes
5.2Basic processes
5.3Specialized printing processes
5.4Minor processes
5.5Reprographic processes
5.6Screen printing
5.7Screen less printing
5.8Unconvention processes
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