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(Encyclopedia)typesetting: see printing.offset
(Encyclopedia)offset: see printing.pantone
(Encyclopedia)pantone: see printing.photogravure
(Encyclopedia)photogravure: see printing.photocomposition machines
(Encyclopedia)photocomposition machines: see printing. ...Aholah and Aholibah
(Encyclopedia)Aholah əhōˈlə [key], in the Bible, the sisters in an allegory on Israel's idolatry. ...ratchet and pawl
(Encyclopedia)ratchet and pawl, mechanical device that permits motion in one direction only. The ratchet is usually a wheel with slanting teeth. The pawl is a lever tangential to the wheel with one end resting on t...Bozez and Seneh
(Encyclopedia)Bozez sēˈnə, –nĕ [key], two cliffs at the entrance to the ravine of Michmash (now the Wadi Suweinet); they are mentioned in the First Book of Samuel. ...Ben Day process
(Encyclopedia)Ben Day, or Benday, process: see printing. ...Daye, Stephen
(Encyclopedia)Daye, Stephen, c.1594–1668, British settler in North America, considered by many to be the first printer in the English American colonies. He came to Massachusetts Bay with his family in 1638 under ...Browse by Subject
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