platinotype


plat·i·no·type

P0360500 (plăt′n-ō-tīp′)n.1. A process formerly used for making photographic prints, using a finely precipitated platinum salt and an iron salt in the sensitizing solution to produce prints in platinum black.2. A print produced by platinotype.

platinotype

(ˈplætɪnəʊˌtaɪp) n (Photography) an obsolete process for producing photographic prints using paper coated with an emulsion containing platinum salts, the resulting image in platinum black being more permanent and of a richer tone than the usual silver image

platinotype

1. a photographic process in which a platinum salt is used in place of the more usual silver salts to produce a more permanent print.
2. a photographic print so made.See also: Photography