Open Edition Gouttelettes

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• What is a Gouttelette?
• Why is it different?
• Quality
• Craftsmen
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Craftsmen

In an age of increasing mechanisation and computerisation, gouttelette printing relies entirely on the skill of a craftsman to obtain the best possible result. Each individual sheet of paper takes 90 minutes to print and our unique machines have to be checked and reset between each sheet.

Every image is checked for colour by an expert in the field; every unusual scan is taken by museum-trained craftsmen on a huge machine, of which there is currently only one in Britain. On this equipment we can reproduce almost anything you like, ranging from our own limited editions to beautiful digital reproductions from old books, manuscripts, maps, watercolours, sporting memorabilia, colour and black and white photography, gold leaf decoration, medieval bookplates, engravings, icons old posters and anything else you can think of...

Printing of this quality relies on the expertise and experience of the craftsmen using them and the head of our in-house gouttelette operation has 25 years experience in the printing trade, beginning with a full five-year apprenticeship and a year at the London College of Printing. Supported by a technical engineer also with over 25 years in the field, our team offers unrivalled skills and expertise.

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