blinddruck

English translation: blind blocking

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German term or phrase:blinddruck
English translation:blind blocking
Entered by: Jorge Payan

19:00 Aug 13, 2003
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: blinddruck
engraving, maybe?
Jorge Payan
Colombia
Local time: 17:16
blind blocking
Explanation:
Blind blocking - according to my dictionary.
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Jirina Nevosadova
Czech Republic
Local time: 00:16
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3 +3blind blocking
Jirina Nevosadova


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
blind blocking


Explanation:
Blind blocking - according to my dictionary.

Jirina Nevosadova
Czech Republic
Local time: 00:16
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in pair: 8
Grading comment
Thanks !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Klaus Herrmann: The process of lettering or decorating a book with BINDER'S BRASS or ZINCO only, i.e., without gold leaf, ink, or foil. http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/don/dt/dt0360.html Also called "embossing press" and, in the U.S., "stamping press.; A nice glossary BTW
10 mins

agree  Armorel Young: Ernst gives a choice of blind blocking or tooling, blinding, blocking, relief printing or embossing, antique
1 hr

agree  Corinna Luchtenberg: Kucera agrees as well
4 hrs
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