anastaticadj.
Of the nature of revival; spec. applied to a printing process, in which facsimiles of writing, drawings, or letter-press are produced by a transfer process from zinc plates.
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anastatic1849
paniconographic1854
metallographical1902
1849 Rep. Brit. Assoc. 120 On Anastatic Printing and its various combinations by H. E. Strickland, M.A.
1859 Athenæum 12 Feb. The anastatic process has two advantages over lithography.
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adj.1849