Breaking the mould : the first hundred years of lithography / Michael Twyman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Twyman, Michael, author.

Series:

Panizzi lectures ; 2000.

Panizzi lectures ; 2000

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lithography--History.

Lithography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : The British Library, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This stimulating and richly illustrated volume addresses the changes brought about by lithography in the design and production of a wide range of graphic material: books, prints, music, maps, and ephemera. Underpinning the text is the view that lithographic printers and their co-workers revealed limitations in the capabilities of earlier methods of print production by exploring the range of opportunities offered by the new process.In "Breaking the Mould "Professor Twyman demonstrates how these print workers responded to the economy, directness, versatility, and autographic qualities of lithography, and how some of the techniques they used led to the blurring of distinctions between printing processes. He then explores the lithographically printed products of the nineteenth century, and argues that the categorisation of printing by artefact - introduced for practical reasons by museums and libraries -obscures some of the most significant contributions made by the process during its first one hundred years. Finally - bringing the debate into current thinking - Professor Twyman suggests that research into lithography across artefactual boundaries can provide guidance for anyone studying the integration of graphic communication brought about by the electronic revolution."

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

The growth of a new trade

Making the marks

The products and their users.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2015).

ISBN:

0-7123-6387-4

OCLC:

606741663