Meaning Of The Word Calotype

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What's The Definition Of Calotype?

calotype in American English
noun: an early negative-positive photographic process, patented by William Henry Talbot in 1841, in which a paper negative is produced and then used to make a positive contact print in sunlight

calotype in British English
noun: an early photographic process invented by W. H. Fox Talbot, in which the image was produced on paper treated with silver iodide and developed by sodium thiosulphite

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