An early photographic printing process that produces images in brown tones, developed in the 19th century.
From Greek 'aristos' (best) + 'type' (impression, image). Named to suggest the 'best type' of photographic print, this process was used before modern gelatin paper.
Early photographers named their best printing technique 'aristotype'—literally 'the best image'—which is basically ancient Greek marketing!
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