Mounted Vs Matted

The flush mount book has a more modern feel with multiple images graphically designed onto a page which is then permanently dry mounted into the album.

Mounted vs matted. In the picture framing industry a mat or matte or mount in british english is a thin flat piece of paper based material included within a picture frame which serves as additional decoration and to perform several other more practical functions such as separating the art from the glass. A framed daguerrotype surrounded by a passe partout. In short the art print is mounted onto the substrate for ultimate protection against warping and damaged corners. These are absolutely great for displaying individually or in a group on an easel for the smaller sizes as keepsakes in an archival image box or for use in frames.

Matted prints may be framed as they are or taken to your frame shop and re mounted perhaps with wider borders and or a heavier overmat and then framed. Matted books can display multiple photographs per page and the mattes are hand cut and laid over the photograph. A backing board window border or sheet of glass gives the image weight importance in that it needs to be protected from buckling exposure to light and dirt and defined edges.