LETTER PRESS PRINTING
1.1 THE 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
1.1 The basic principle
1.2 Printing from type
1.3 Letter press plates
1.4 Letter press printing presses
1.5 Image identification
CHAPTER TWO:
OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY
2.1 Principle of lithography
2.2 Direct lithography
2.3 Offset lithography
2.4 Advances of offset lithography
2.5 Process photography and stripping
2.6 Type of offset lithography plates
2.7 Offset printing presses
2.8 Web offset presses
2.9 Satellite presses
2.10 Process identification
CHAPTER THREE:
GRAVURE
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The uses and advantages of rotogravure
3.3 Other methods of plate making process
3.4 Other methods of plate making
3.5 Rotogravure presses
3.6 Systematic ink application
3.7 Image identification
CHAPTER FOUR:
SCREEN PROCESS PRINTING
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Variety of inks
4.3 Colour
4.4 Identification of image
4.5 Advantages of screen printing
CHAPTER FIVE:
OTHER PRINTING PROCESSES
5.1 Classification of printing processes
5.2 Basic processes
5.3 Specialized printing processes
5.4 Minor processes
5.5 Reprographic processes
5.6 Screen printing
5.7 Screen less printing
5.8 Unconvention processes
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