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glyphography|glɪˈfɒgrəfɪ| [f. Gr. γλυϕο-, γλυϕή carving, sculpture + -γραϕία writing, painting, f. γράϕειν to write.] An electrotype process by which a copy of an engraved plate is obtained with a raised surface, suited for letter-press printing.
1843E. Palmer (title) Glyphography; or Engraved Drawing, for printing at the type press after the manner of woodcuts. 1844Art Union Jrnl. Feb. 38 Glyphography is the name given by the patentee, Mr. Palmer,..to a process..for the formation of blocks with designs in relief, to be used with type. 1845Penny Cycl. Suppl. I. 520/2 The terms Electrotint and Glyphography have been applied to two methods of etching by galvanism. 1851R. Hunt Sci. Exhib. in Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal. iv. p. xvi*/1 ‘Stylography’—a process bearing much analogy to our glyphography. |