#printing

• Autotypy — A photomechanical printing process used to reproduce continuous-tone images, such as photographs, by using a halftone screen that breaks tones down into microscopic dots of varying sizes. The term also denotes the metallic printing plate produced via this technique or the final printed image, representing a revolutionary stage in the history of illustrated press.
• Autotypography — An extremely rare experimental or historical printing process where the manuscript, drawing, or matrix is directly transferred or engraved onto the printing plate by the author themselves, without the assistance of a compositor or professional engraver. This bookish term individualizes early attempts at independent publishing and total control over the graphic duplication process.