Meaning of imposing stone | Babel Free

Definitions

The stone on which the pages or columns of type are imposed or made into forms.

historical

Examples

“[The printer] gathers the letters marked as corrections in the margin, together with a quantity of spaces of all sizes, and returns to the forms, which in the meanwhile one of them has laid up on the imposing-stones and unlocked.”

“Imposition is the process⟳ of arranging type⟳ forms in the desired position for printing so that they may be locked-up om readiness for the press⟳. It is commonly known as stone-work to the practical printer, because the forms are placed and handled on an imposing stone, and the workmen are known as Impositors.”

“After the type⟳ form⟳ has been proofed, corrected, and tied up again, it is ready for printing and must be locked up. This is done on the imposing stone (called a stone because of the flat marble or sandstone on top of the imposing table.”

CEFR level