"Proclamation" Print Setting
Credit LineGift of the Faculty of Arts, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 2002
Object number2002.017.013
Label TextIn letterpress printing, frames called chases are used to format typesetting. The frame is filled with type and blocks of wood called furniture to fill the spaces without type. These pieces are held together by quoins. Chases that are filled and locked are called a forme and are ready to be used for printing.
NameTypesetter
