papyrotype
nounEtymology From papyro- + -type.
1
Historical A form of photolithography using paper as the initial transfer material.
- Papyrotype, Papyrography, or Papyrotint, modifications of photo-lithography, in which paper is used as material on which the original transfer is made.1897, Edward J. Wall, Dictionary of Photography, 7th edition, page 435:
- Synonyms
- collotype, lichtdruck, papyrography, papyrotint