data storage
technologies and processes that provide for the depositing, long-term saving and delivery of data
dating
time indication on a document by naming the day month and year, or the attempt to arrange undated documents chronologically
De Stijl movement
a forum of Dutch artists that was founded in 1917, whose functional art was based on geometric forms and colour clarity (red, blue, yellow)
decalcomania
transfer of pre-prepared imagery onto porcelain, stoneware, glass and other industrial products using transfer lithography
dedication
addressing or inscribing of a work to a person on a special dedication page, which is part of a publication’s front matter
deed
the permanent legal record of a specific action such as a marriage or the acquisition of land
deluxe edition
a better produced and more expensive special edition of a work specifically aimed at collectors
demagogue
a person who is able to move people through their oratory power; originally a positive designation, now used exclusively pejoratively
depths
in printing terminology, the darkest parts of an image template
devotionals
devotional literature such as the lives of the saints, the book of hours, manuals of devotion, etc.
