Thursday, February 12, 2009

Tympan

Printing paper, blotters and tympan placed on stone.

Tympan: The tallow-covered sheet of red pressboard, zinc, or other material between the scraper of the lithographic press and the printing paper. A cushion. (Jules Heller)



1 comment:

Dave King said...

Takes me back to my art school days and the blessings of low tech'. Thanks for sharing that.