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monotype. A method of making an image (on the borderline between painting and printmaking) in which a design is painted (usually in oil colours) on a flat sheet of metal or glass and is then transferred directly to a sheet of paper; the term is also applied to the print so made. With glass plates, pressure has to be applied to the back of the paper by hand; in other cases monotypes may be printed in a press. Strictly speaking, only one print may be taken by this process (hence the term ‘monotype’); in practice the colour on the slab may be reinforced after printing and another one or two impressions taken, although they will often differ considerably from the first. Various modifications of the principle are known. G. B. Castiglione is generally credited with the invention of the monotype in the 1640s. William Blake and Edgar Degas are among the artists who have made memorable use of the technique.
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IAN CHILVERS. "monotype." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "monotype." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-monotype.html IAN CHILVERS. "monotype." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-monotype.html |
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monotype A method of making an image (on the borderline between painting and printmaking) in which a design is painted (usually in oil colours) on a flat sheet of metal or glass and is then transferred directly to a sheet of paper; the term is also applied to the print so made. With glass plates, pressure has to be applied to the back of the paper by hand; in other cases monotypes may be printed in a press. Strictly speaking, only one print may be taken by this process (hence the term ‘monotype’); in practice the colour on the slab may be reinforced after printing and another one or two impressions taken, although they will differ considerably from the first. Various modifications of the principle are known. G. B. Castiglione is generally credited with the invention of the monotype in the 1640s. William Blake and Edgar Degas are among the artists who have made memorable use of the technique.
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IAN CHILVERS. "monotype." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "monotype." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-monotype.html IAN CHILVERS. "monotype." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-monotype.html |
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"monotype." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "monotype." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-monotype.html "monotype." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-monotype.html |
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Monotype
Monotype •gripe, hype, mistype, pipe, ripe, sipe, slype, snipe, stripe, swipe, tripe, type, wipe
•guttersnipe • bagpipe • standpipe
•tailpipe • drainpipe • pitchpipe
•windpipe • hornpipe • blowpipe
•stovepipe • hosepipe • soilpipe
•pinstripe • archetype • logotype
•phenotype • linotype • Monotype
•electrotype • daguerreotype
•subtype • stereotype • collotype
•genotype, stenotype
•prototype • sideswipe
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"Monotype." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Monotype." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Monotype.html "Monotype." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Monotype.html |
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