A printer includes a first holder for an ink ribbon, a first pair of rollers configured to convey the ink ribbon along a conveyance path, a print head configured to press the ink ribbon against a print medium to print an image on the print medium, and a second pair of rollers disposed on a downstream side of the first pair of rollers in the conveyance path and capable of crosscutting the ink ribbon.

A multilayer ribbon device intended to be mounted onto a conveyor of a thermal transfer printing apparatus, the multilayer ribbon device including an endless ribbon, the endless ribbon including an inner face and an outer face, an inner cover removably covering the inner face, and an outer cover removably covering the outer face.

A multilayer ribbon device intended to be mounted onto a conveyor of a thermal transfer printing apparatus, the multilayer ribbon device including an endless ribbon, the endless ribbon including an inner face and an outer face, an inner cover removably covering the inner face, and an outer cover removably covering the outer face.