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Letchworth

(Encyclopedia)Letchworth, town (1991 pop. 31,146), Hertfordshire, E central England. It was the first garden city, founded in 1903 by Sir Ebenezer Howard. Industries focus on printing and the manufacture of printin...

Southeast Asian art and architecture

(Encyclopedia)Southeast Asian art and architecture includes works from the geographical area including the modern countries of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Malaysia, Singapore and In...

collotype

(Encyclopedia)collotype kŏlˈətīpˌ [key]: see printing. ...

copying processes

(Encyclopedia)copying processes: see printing; photocopying. ...

half tone

(Encyclopedia)half tone: see photoengraving; printing. ...

monotype

(Encyclopedia)monotype, type set by the Monotype machine. See printing. ...

Noland, Kenneth

(Encyclopedia)Noland, Kenneth nōˈlənd [key], 1924–2010, American painter, b. Asheville, N.C. An outstanding colorist, Noland was one of the best-known exponents of the abstract painting movement known as color...

Government Publishing Office, United States

(Encyclopedia)Government Publishing Office, United States (GPO), federal bureau originally authorized in 1860 that performs printing and binding for Congress and federal departments and agencies, distributes govern...

Artesia

(Encyclopedia)Artesia ärtēˈzhə [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 16,399), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; founded 1875, inc. 1959. Industries include dairying, printing, and the manufacture of ph...

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

(Encyclopedia)Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, mainly at Baton Rouge; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1853, opened as a state seminary 1860 near Alexandri...