Suitable for etching gold. Fine rosin dust is sprinkled over the plate and fused to it with heat prior to biting. Invented in the second half of the 18th Century by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince. When a publisher prints an edition, the artist is permitted to retain a number of copies of the print over and above the stated size of the edition. A computer text file format consisting of 256 standard character codes used by all computers.
Text loses most formatting instructions.
Used in lithography to protect the image after washing out. Plates are stored under asphaltum, because, unlike ink, it will not harden or dry out. Also known as zincographic ink.