Forme (printing)
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In typesetting, a forme (or form) is imposed by a stoneman working on a flat imposition stone when he assembles the loose components of a page (or number of simultaneously printed pages) into a locked arrangement, inside a chase, ready for printing.[1]
If metal type is kept locked up in the typeset document for long periods to allow reprint, this is called "standing type".[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ryder, John (1957). Printing for Pleasure. London: The English Universities Press Ltd.
- ^ Mosley, James. "Fallen and threaded types". Typefoundry. Retrieved 4 January 2023.