Printing : a practical treatise on the art of typography as applied more particularly to the printing of books (1890)
Jacobi, Charles Thomas, 1853-1933. nr 99038590 · London : George Bell and Sons · leaf 218
comes under the general head of colour work. The bronzes can be obtained of gold and silver. The part to be printed is rolled and pulled with an almost colourless varnish preparation, the bronze being applied with wadding, and the superfluous metal brushed off with the same piece. They should… … Fig. 119. colour if it has not had time to dry. This is the old way of performing the operation, and is satisfactory for small and occasional work. Bro7ize brushes , fig. 119, have been made recently, with a receptacle to hold the powder, which is liberated as the brush passes over the required…
Typography · Printing · Book design · Graphic design (Typography)
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