collotype

[ kol-uh-tahyp ]

noun

1. any photomechanical process of printing from a plate coated with gelatin.
2. the plate used for this.
3. a print made from such a plate.

verb (used with object)

, col·lo·typed, col·lo·typ·ing.

1. to produce (a print) by collotype; albertype; artotype; heliotype.

collotype

/ ˌkɒləˈtɪpɪk; ˈkɒləʊˌtaɪp /

noun

1. Also calledphotogelatine process a method of lithographic printing from a flat surface of hardened gelatine: used mainly for fine-detail reproduction in monochrome or colour
2. a print made using this process

Derived Forms

• collotypic, adjective

Other Words From

• col·lo·typ·ic [kol-, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
• col·lo·typ·y [kol, -, uh, -tahy-pee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of collotype¹

1880–85; < Greek kóll ( a ) glue + -o- + -type

Word History and Origins

Origin of collotype¹

C19: from Greek kolla glue + type

Example Sentences

The two collotype plates represent A2 recto (title page) and A3 recto in the Dyce copy of the original.

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The Collotype Facsimile (thirty-eight leaves unpaged) is inserted between pp. 53 and 54.

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Collotype printing is not merely done by hand presses, but is also done by machinery.

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With frontispiece in colour and thirty-five portraits in collotype.

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With thirty-two portraits in collotype and frontispiece in colour.

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