A technical dictionary of printmaking, André
Béguin.
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"Printmaking dictionary"
platen
In
manual typographical presses the platen is a rectangular cast iron
piece (early presses wood, modern presses sometines steel) which is
lowered onto the form when printing. On the small flat-bed mechanical
presses the paper rests on the platen which covers the form with a
hinged movement.
[wood,
printing
press]
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