A technical dictionary of
printmaking, André Béguin.
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albumen
paper
Paper used in
photography
which is coated with albumen (albumin) from the whites of
eggs mixed with ammonium chloride and then treated with
silver salts. Such a paper is sensitive to the action of
light.
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