Photolithography

Abstract

"The present work represents an attempt by the author to bring to serious workers an understanding of the theory and technique underlying the preparation of photo-litho plates by various means through the medium of halftone and line negative and positive images." - Preface.

Contents

Ch. 1. Photomechanical equipment -- Ch. 2. Wet-collodion photography -- Ch. 3. Focusing the camera, optical calculations -- Ch. 4. Copy illumination and exposure -- Ch. 5. Gelatine emulsion plates and films -- Ch. 6. Halftone photography for lithography -- Ch. 7. Combination line and half-tone work -- Ch. 8. Colour-separation photography -- Ch. 9. Colour correction by masking -- Ch. 10. Lithographic retouching and dot-etching -- Ch. 11. Densitometry -- Ch. 12. Lithographic platemaking -- Ch. 13. Bimetallic lithographic plates -- Ch. 14. Lithographic platemaking -- some theoretical aspects -- Ch. 15. Acidity of solutions -- Ch. 16. Tone reproduction in offset-lithography -- Ch. 17. Miscellaneous formulas and processes -- Ch. 18. Appendices.