noun
- photographs produced by a printing process using gelatin plates, creating high-quality reproductions
Usage: printing technology; photography
Examples
- The museum displayed several collotypes of famous paintings from the 19th century.
- Collotypes were popular for reproducing artwork before modern printing methods.
- The photographer specialized in creating collotypes for art books.
- These collotypes show remarkable detail and tonal quality.
- The printing house produced collotypes using traditional gelatin-based techniques.
- Art collectors valued collotypes for their faithful reproduction of original works.