käsikirjatrükist
Käsikirjatrükist is a term used in Estonian-language bibliographic descriptions to indicate that a book or document was produced by hand-press printing directly from a manuscript or from hand-set type, as opposed to machine-printed editions. The word combines käsikiri (manuscript) and trükk (printing), with the genitive suffix -ist, and is used to describe the mode of production rather than the content.
In practice, käsikirjatrükist describes a publication produced in a traditional artisanal workshop, often using a hand-operated
In modern contexts, käsikirjatrükist is also associated with the artisanal book arts movement, where contemporary printers