platinotype

American  

[plat-n-oh-tahyp] / ˈplæt n oʊˌtaɪp /

noun

Photography.

1. a process of printing positives in which a platinum salt is used, rather than the usual silver salts, in order to make a more permanent print.

2. Also called platinum print. a print made by this process.

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platinotype British  

/ ˈplætɪnəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

1. an obsolete process for producing photographic prints using paper coated with an emulsion containing platinum salts, the resulting image in platinum black being more permanent and of a richer tone than the usual silver image

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Etymology

Origin of platinotype

First recorded in 1875–80; platin(um) + -o- + -type

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Example Sentences

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platinotype

Subsequently Mr Frederick H. Evans photographed the drawing, full size, and produced fifteen platinotype copies, of which twelve only were for sale, and the plate destroyed.

From Aubrey Beardsley by Robert Ross

In the case of the reproduction of photographs, which we are now considering, much may be done by working up a platinotype print before giving it out to be made into a block.

From The Art of Illustration 2nd ed. by Henry Blackburn

It offers a range of tone from deepest black to the most delicate of platinotype grays, which may be modified to give a fair variety of color effects where this is desirable.

From Bromide Printing and Enlarging A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements by John A. Tennant

He claims that the platinotype paper does not contain any animal sizing.

From Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements by Jerome A. Barhydt

A thin negative is better printed by the cold bath process, but negatives should be good and brilliant for platinotype printing.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

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