Tympan

The tympan — the top layer of oiled paper on top of which paper to be printed is laid on the letterpress — is a sort of archaeological record of the printing process. Here’s the tympan for the Richmond Street poster:

Tympan

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Olivia Rukavina on May 15, 2022 - 09:33 Permalink

10 years!