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A facsimile (from Latin fac simile, "to make alike") is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible.
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Today’s post deals with the description of the individual steps involved in faithfully reproducing a unique originalwith the present technique.
Making a facsimile is not easy and there are many rules that have to be observed in order to get it right. Those presented in this post are not the only important features that make of a printed book a real facsimile, and we will be glad to present the others to you next time. Be sure not to miss this opportunity!
He outlines the development from what I would term ‘artisanal facsimiles’, whether drawn, traced, or printed with old type or pseudo-old type, through to the technological innovations of photographic and then digital reproduction.
Nov 17, 2017 · It was the invention of the chemically induced flat printing method of lithography, made by Alois Senefelder in Prague at the start of the 19th century, that first led to the beginning of continuity and an enormous upsurge in the art of making facsimiles.
Mar 20, 2015 · How Are Facsimiles Made? Discover how Faksimile Verlag – one of the most famous publishing house – produced their illuminated manuscript facsimiles. It all begins with a book. Not a common book but an original work of art in book form which is unique in the world.
The possibility of making facsimiles in the modern sense was born. Hand-made copies no longer would suffice to reproduce a page of a manuscript, but rather the direct application of an uncorrupted photographic image became the basis of the work of the printer.
Feb 11, 2011 · How Are Facsimiles Produced? Selection, paper, printing, finishing and binding - producing a facsimile is a difficult and time-consuming process. We have dedicated a separate and detailed blog post to this, which you can access here. Who Acquires and Collects Facsimile Issues?
