patrix
Americannoun
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patrices,
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patrixes
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Origin of patrix
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Molten lead could be poured over the patrices or the patrices could be pressed into cold lead.
From From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 by Forster, H. C.
Gutenberg’s patrices, according to Enschede, were made like bookbinders’ stamps, of yellow copper, i. e., brass.
From From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 by Forster, H. C.
Enschede concludes that the Costerian type were produced from leaden matrices and the latter from brass patrices.
From From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 by Forster, H. C.
With such patrices only lead matrices could be made, but the latter could be produced in two ways.
From From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 by Forster, H. C.
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