letterpressplaadid
Letterpressplaadid are printing plates used in letterpress printing, a traditional offset printing technique that dates back to the invention of the movable type by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid‑fifteenth century. The term combines the English word “letterpress” with the Estonian suffix “-plaadid,” meaning plates. In contemporary usage, letterpressplaadid can refer to plates made for modern digital letterpress equipment or to historic plates recovered from archives.
Historically, letterpress printing emerged in Europe in the 1400s and quickly disseminated across the continent. The
Uses of letterpressplaadid extend beyond book and newspaper production. Contemporary artisans employ them to create fine
Preservation efforts by libraries and museums often involve digitizing historic letterpressplaadid, allowing scholars to study the