<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">copy presses</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31420802</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:53:22</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">copy press</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">copy-presses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">copying presses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">letter copying press</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">letter copying presses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">presses, copy</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">presses, copying</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">presses, letter copying</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Reprographic equipment invented in 1780 by James Watt. A sheet or sheets of copying paper would be pressed against original documents, and ink would be transferred. Letter copying presses were made in various forms: roller, bed and platen, and portable models. Presses comprising a platen and base, often a screw press, used to copy an original document. In the 18th century, the original was pressed to a dampened tissue-weight paper, producing a copy transfer; the image was a mirror image of the original, but could be read through the back of the tissue. In the 19th century, the original was often written with a special copying ink that was formulated to allow easy and repeated transfer. For presses of similar design, used to press newly bound books, use "book presses." ]]></dc:description></metadata>