THE OLD SCHOOL PRESS

Moments in the making of Palladio's Homes

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Printing an opening - step 1

Some sheets go through the press more than once - several five times. In a number of cases there is a lino-cut to be printed in colour, which is then over-printed with the line-block in black, which in turn is followed up by the text also in black. In one case I decided also to print the two sections of lino-cut separately, so four passes through the press were necessary for the one side of that sheet. This and the following three images show how the entire picture builds up.

 
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