2/20/2023 0 Comments Idatabase printing![]() But there are wiser and more learned heads on this list. Perhaps the Imprimerie Nationale (France) or Plantin-Moretus might have some contemporary documentation or some later analysis. In the UK St Bride might have copies (or know about) of unpublished scientific studies, or Cambridge and Oxford. In this country Smithsonian Graphic Arts, RIT Cary Collection maybe some of the large academic collections like Harvard or Princeton. Maybe D’Alembert/Diderot’s Encyclopédie (vol 2 on type and typefounding vol 7 on printing and plates )? I’ve always assumed that metal proportions before ca1850 would have been treated as something like trade secrets, but it’s always useful to check what contemporaries found (even if they’re wrong or not completely accurate). On the other hand, this researcher might start with surviving manuals with later descriptions of the proportions of metals. There *might* be individual analyses of individual surviving plates or collections saved by a diligent curator, conservator, or researcher. I assume this kind of analysis would require spectrometer or other scientific analysis. (From Facebook) I doubt this exists as a single database or even that there would be databases. If such a compilation does not exist, could you recommend some places that would have a broad collection of copper and bronze plates with metallurgical data to share? I am trying to collect the data to compare it to a 17th-century plate that I have, and such references would be helpful to my research. I am wondering if there exists a database of the metallurgical compositions of worldwide printing plates from the 15th century to the 20th? Basically, if anyone has pooled together metallurgical data from known plates from museum collections. Posts Friday, JISO: Database of Printing Plate Metals BIPOC Bibliography of Printing and Allied Crafts.BIPOC Resource Guide for Printing and Allied Crafts.Bibliographies, Checklists, and Resources.Contents of Printing History (Original Series).Contents of Printing History (New Series).Printing History Article Submission Guidelines.ISO: Database of Printing Plate Metals - American Printing History Association
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