Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

The industry concerned with the preparation and distribution of printed material to the general public.

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carton

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A selling unit of paper weighing approximately 150 pounds (60 kilos). A carton can contain anywhere from 500 to 5,000 sheets, depending on the size of sheets and their basis ...

treasure binding

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Among codex volumes, the elaborately decorated front cover of a book, intended to represent the "wealth of knowledge" it contained. Tradecraft ornamentation on case-bound books ...

integral proof

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Color proof of separations, shown on one piece of proofing paper; also called "laminate proof". See proof, illustration.

density

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Regarding ink, the relative thickness of a layer of printed ink. Also, regarding color, the relative ability of a color to either absorb light reflected from it, or block light ...

monograph

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A learned treatise on a particular subject; or a written account on a single topic. See journal, booklet, pamphlet, brochure, catalog, thesis, gray literature, hermeneutics.

fascicle

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes; also called "fascicule" and "fasciculus". Unlike permanent book or volume ...