Collotype (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Also called albertype, artotype, heliotype.
  1. any photomechanical process of printing from a plate coated with gelatin.
  2. the plate used for this.
  3. a print made from such a plate.
verb (used with object), col·lo·typed, col·lo·typ·ing.
  1. to produce (a print) by collotype; albertype; artotype; heliotype.
noun
  1. a method of lithographic printing from a flat surface of hardened gelatine: used mainly for fine-detail reproduction in monochrome or colour
  2. a print made using this process
Collotype (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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