A board upon which the copy is pasted for the purpose of photographing.

Lines that appear on laid paper as a result of the wires of the papermaking machine.

Black step-marks printed on the back of folded sheets, to facilitate collating and checking of the sequence of book signatures.

Paper which has a different color or finish on each side.

Paper which has a different color or finish on each side.

The process of making printing plates, including preparation of the plate surface, chemically sensitizing the plate, exposing it to the flat, developing or processing the plate, and finally the finish [..]

A term used to describe how well a paper runs on a printing press.

An excessively large halo around a dot in a photograph that causes a fringe that diminishes the dot intensity.

A soft paper that is thick and holds up well under embossing.

Abrasion Resistance The resistance to scratching of a surface of paper by other paper surfaces or other materials.