What is a matrix made of wood called

Matrices created by Jean Jannon around 1640. The Garamond typeface installed with most Microsoft software is based on these designs.[1][2][3]

In the manufacture of metal type used in letterpress printing, a matrix, from the Latin meaning womb or a female breeding animal, is the mould used to cast a letter, known as a sort.[4] Matrices for printing types were made of copper.[5]

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the painting entitled "the old testament" is an example of middle byzantine art

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