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164 terms
    Ablegen

    (Ger.) Distribute, it’s more “lay down”. Distribute is Verteilen,

    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

    Bas de casse

    (French) lowercase. Muggles persist to say “minuscules”.

    Boekdruk

    (Dutch) Letterpress

    Boekdrukker

    (Dutch) Letterpress printer

    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 /...

    Bovenkast

    Upper-case

    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

    Capitale, une

    (French) Capital. Always abridged in “cap” (“Tu me passes tout ça en caps”). Muggles persist...

    Casse, la

    (French) Typecase

    Cassetin, le

    (French) Name for a small compartment in a type case

    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:...

    Châssis, le

    (French) 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...

    Compositeur, le

    (French) Typesetter

    Composition, la

    (French) Typesetting

    Composteur, le

    (French) Composing stick

    Contre-poinçon, le

    (French) The counter-punch [cite: Typographical Printing Surfaces (1916)]

    Cran, le

    (French) Nick. In France it is on the top of the letter (and so at the bottom in the composing stick…)

    Degelpers

    (Dutch) Platen press

    Diamond

    Type on a 4 1/2-point body. [cite: Type specimens : ornaments, borders, corners, brass rules, emblems, body type /...

    dis

    one of the most hated jobs as a apprentice compositor to dis the type, distribute (dis) it back into the case.

    Dresser

    The person who finishes type with vertical kerns. [cite: Practical Typecasting, Rehak, 1993]

    Drive

    The depth of the character within the matrix; measured from the bearing surface of the matrix to the casting surface of...

    Druckpresse

    (Ger.) Press or printing press

    Druckstock

    (Ger.) Block or cut

    Durchschusslinie

    (Ger.) Lead, reglet or space line

    Espace fine

    Une espace fine (fem.) is the French term for a fine space, normally espace is mascular, but the typographicel space...

    Espace, une

    (French) Space. The typographical term ‘espace’ is feminine, contrary to the word for ‘space’...

    Esperluette, une

    (French) Ampersand

    Et-Zeichen

    (Ger.) Ampersand

    Excelsior

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

    Farbenmesser

    (Ger.) Ductor blade

    Farbentisch

    (Ger.) Ink slab or inking table

    Farbenwalze

    (Ger.) Ink roller

    Farbwerk

    (Ger.) Inking unit

    Fleuron

    Typographical ornament, generally small, sometimes in the shape of a flower, used to mark text openings and other...

    Flong

    Papier-mâché molds (and later, rubber and phenolic resin) used for stereotype printing of set type and illustrations.

    Formwalze

    (Ger.) Forme roller

    Fraktur

    (Ger.) Blackletter

    Frisket

    On a hand press, the thin metal frame, hinged to the tympan, that protects the margins of the paper from becoming...

    Fundament

    (Ger.) Bed

    Galée, la

    (French) Galley

    Galei

    Galley

    Galley

    Can refer to the proof of hand set text, image, figures, etc., or the tray in which the proof is set up. (cite:...

    Galvano

    (Ger.) Electro type

    Geviert

    (Ger.) Em (quad)

    Grotesk

    (Ger.) Sans- serif, grotesque or gothic

    Handletter

    (Dutch) Foundry type

    Handsetzer

    (Ger.) Hand compositor or type setter

    Handwalze

    (Ger.) Hand roller

    Hauteur en papier, la

    (French) Type height. Originally 10 lignes et demie (23,69 mm), but in fact 23,56 mm since the metric system.

    Hell Box

    A box for damaged type, and ruined lino slugs.

    Holzletter

    (Ger.) Wood type

    Holzschnitt

    (Ger.) Woodcut

    Interlinie

    leading

    Job Font

    Standard commercial working font, primarily for proofing and sundry projects. [cite: Practical Typecasting, Rehak...

    Klischee

    (Ger.) Block or cut

    Konkordanz

    (Ger.) Quadrat on 4 cicero

    Konterstempel, der

    (Ger.) The counter-punch [cite: Typographical Printing Surfaces (1916)]

    Korrektur

    (Ger.) Proof

    Korrekturpresse

    (Ger.) Proof press or galley press

    Kursiv

    (Ger.) Italic

    Lettergieterij

    Typefoundry

    Letterkast

    (Dutch) Typecase

    Letterproef

    (Dutch) Type specimen

    linke seite

    (Ger.) Verso [cite: Typographical Printing Surfaces (1916)]

    Long Primer

    Type on a 10-point body. [cite: Type specimens : ornaments, borders, corners, brass rules, emblems, body type /...

    Matrize

    (Ger.) Matrix

    Minion

    Type on a 7-point body. [cite: Type specimens : ornaments, borders, corners, brass rules, emblems, body type /...

    Nachdruck

    (Ger.) Reprint [cite: American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking (1894)]

    Nick

    A groove cast into the body of a type for purposes of identification… [cite: Practical Typecasting, Rehak, 1993]

    Nomperiglia

    (Ital.) Nonpareil, but slightly larger than ours. [cite: American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking (1894)]

    Non Coupé

    (Fr.) Uncut; the leaves not cut open for reading. [cite: American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking (1894)]

    Nonpareil

    A small type much used in book and job offices and on newspapers. In size it is between agat and minion, and equals in...

    Norm

    (Ger.) The signature. [cite: American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking (1894)]

    Numbering Machine

    A mechanical appliance for numbering or paging purposes. [cite: American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking (1894)]

    Numéroteur

    (Fr.) Numbering Machine [cite: American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking (1894)]

    Octavo

    A sheet of paper folded into eight leaves. Commonly speaking, it is restricted to the size obtained by folding sheets...

    Offset

    That portion of ink which leaves a newly printed sheet and is deposited on another sheet…
    In Australia...

    OFMI, une

    (French) The usual term for a Heidelberg Windmill (from the name of the French Heidelberg importer...

    Oktav

    (Ger.) Octavo. [cite: American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking (1894)]

    Old Pelt

    An appellation for an old pressman in bygone days. [cite: American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking (1894)]

    Onderkast

    lower-case

    Open Matter

    A term employed by printers to express fat and well-leaded work. It also stands for work having many blanks. [cite:...

    Orla

    (Sp.) Border. [cite: American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking (1894)]

    Out of Sorts

    When a certain letter has been set out, the case having no more, the compositor is said to be out of sorts. [cite:...