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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 115892, member: 56&quot;]Here&#039;s an enlarged section of the dot matrix:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]29159[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a comparison of offset lithography and digital press, good because it clearly depicts a rosette dot pattern:</p><p><a href="http://www.dp3project.org/resources/newsletter-archive/v7/idtip-offset-litho-or-digital-press" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dp3project.org/resources/newsletter-archive/v7/idtip-offset-litho-or-digital-press" rel="nofollow">http://www.dp3project.org/resources/newsletter-archive/v7/idtip-offset-litho-or-digital-press</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The tighter magnifications in the link show dots of individual color, which I don&#039;t see in my print.&nbsp; It is possible that that is just because I don&#039;t have the equipment to get that tight a view.&nbsp; (The photo above is just an enlargement of the previous photo, which is as close as my camera can handle.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Given that letterpress halftone and offset lithography can both produce rosette dot patterns, the question becomes: which technique was more likely to be used in production of this print?&nbsp; Beats me, but it may be a question of volume.&nbsp; Both techniques were available when this print was made, and I don&#039;t even need the date of the print to say that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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