block printing

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun Any process in which, by the aid of photography, a block is produced which may be printed from in an ordinary printing-press together with the letterpress.
• noun The act, process, or art of printing from blocks of wood on which the letters or characters have been carved in relief; specifically, the Chinese method of printing books, and that employed to some extent in Europe before the invention of movable types. See block-book.
• noun The process of impressing patterns on textile fabrics, especially calicos, by means of wooden blocks having the pattern cut in relief on their surface and charged with color. A similar method is frequently used in printing paper-hangings.