China paper is a very thin paper, originally made in China, which is used for chine applique prints. Photomechanical prints Prints made from photographically prepared printing surfaces. A distinctive dot pattern is usually visible. Platemark A platemark is the rectangular ridge created in the paper of a print by the edge of an intaglio plate. Unlike a relief or planographic print, an intaglio print is printed under considerable pressure, thus creating the platemark when the paper is forced together with the plate.
Some reproductions have a false platemark.
Print A single print is a piece of paper upon which an image has been imprinted from a matrix. In a general sense, a print is the set of all the impressions made from the same matrix. By its nature, a print can have multiple impressions. Proof A proof is an impression of a print pulled prior to the regular, published edition of the print. A trial or working proof is one taken before the design on the matrix is finished.