platinotype

American  

[plat-n-oh-tahyp] / ˈplæt n oʊˌtaɪp /

noun

Photography.

1. a process of printing positives in which a platinum salt is used, rather than the usual silver salts, in order to make a more permanent print.

2. Also called platinum print.  a print made by this process.

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platinotype British  

/ ˈplætɪnəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

1. an obsolete process for producing photographic prints using paper coated with an emulsion containing platinum salts, the resulting image in platinum black being more permanent and of a richer tone than the usual silver image

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Etymology

Origin of platinotype

First recorded in 1875–80; platin(um) + -o- + -type

Example Sentences

Platino-Bromide paper gives delicate platinotype tones, and where negative, paper and manipulation are in harmony, the prints obtained on this paper will be indistinguishable from good platinotypes in quality and attractiveness.

From Bromide Printing and Enlarging A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements by Tennant, John A.

For greater security I photographed the whole set of the finger-impressions and made platinotype prints which I filed for future reference.

From The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)

In the case of the reproduction of photographs, which we are now considering, much may be done by working up a platinotype print before giving it out to be made into a block.

From The Art of Illustration 2nd ed. by Blackburn, Henry

Raising her eyes for a moment, they rested on a large and beautiful platinotype of G. F. Watts' picture of "Hope."

From A Sweet Girl Graduate by Meade, L. T.

The soft shadows of the platinotype suited Mrs. Carville.

From Aliens by McFee, William