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112 terms
    Ablegen

    (Ger.) Distribute

    Agate

    Type with a 5 1/2-point body. [cite: Type specimens : ornaments, borders, corners, brass rules, emblems, body type /...

    Akzidenzdruck

    (Ger.) Job printing

    Andruckpresse

    (Ger.) Proof press or galley press

    Anleger

    (Ger.) Feeder

    Antiqua

    (Ger.) Roman

    Aufzugbogen

    (Ger.) Tympan sheet

    Ausleger

    (Ger.) Flyer or layer

    Ausschluß

    (Ger.) Space

    Bogen

    (Ger.) Sheet

    Bourgeois (also 3-line Excelsior)

    Type on a 9-point body. [cite: Type specimens : ornaments, borders, corners, brass rules, emblems, body type /...

    Brevier

    Type on an 8-point body. [cite: Type specimens : ornaments, borders, corners, brass rules, emblems, body type /...

    Brilliant

    Type on a 3 1/2-point body. [cite: Type specimens : ornaments, borders, corners, brass rules, emblems, body type /...

    Buchdruck

    (Ger.) Letterpress

    Buchdrucker

    (Ger.) Printer

    Buchdruckerei

    (Ger.) Letterpress shop or printing office

    Büttenpapier

    (Ger.) Hand made paper

    Chase

    An iron or steel frame, in which forms are locked, so that they may be held firmly on the bed of the chase. [cite:...

    Chassis, la

    (Fr.) The chase [cite: American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking (1894)]

    Cheeks

    In a wooden hand-press, the main upright posts into which the other heavy pieces were fastened… [cite: American...