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Then the Photograph made its introduction to ‘Chromolithography’ in 1858, as a new format for the lantern slide.
The majority of slide manufacturers from that point began to produce photo-slides, replacing the poorer-quality hand-drawn and painted slides. https://t.co/xSZpYgmeo4
Some gorgeous genealogical forms from the golden age of chromolithography. https://t.co/yK6KNo5oRE
For today's #ArchiveAdventCalendar the theme is #Family. Christmas was a time for families to be reunited and to enjoy themselves to the full, besides the yule log’s Christmas glow. A beautiful example of colour printing by chromolithography.
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This illustration of Victoria amazonica by William Sharp is among the first and finest examples of American chromolithography published in the 1854 book Victoria Regia or The Great Water Lily of America.
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#AntonHartinger (1806 - 1890), was a Viennese artist specialized in flower painting. He was a member of the Viennese Academy of Arts from 1843 to 1851 in the Flower and Fruit School and a pioneer in the field of chromolithography. #hartinger https://t.co/piPCUQwHzF
We missed #NationalBirdDay yesterday, but we figure it's never too late to share some beautiful birds from the 1860 Bien edition of Audubon’s Birds of America! 🪶 #birds #chromolithography
(Take a look at the full digital version in the link!)
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4/5 more of these magnificent #orchids!
...the Flower and Fruit School and a pioneer in the field of chromolithography. Lacking money to publish his extraordinary book on flowers he sought investors. And he found them... https://t.co/TFU2cpQmEv
A feat of paper engineering- Bookano Stories No. 2 by S. Louis Giraud (c. 1935). There were 17 of these volumes published between 1934-50. Printed using a photolitho process, they were cheaper than chromolithography used in earlier German movable books. Colours still bright today
This plate from Die Käfer Europas [595.72 Sch] displays numerous #colourful #beetles that may be familiar #garden visitors or seen out & about among #wildflowers. How many do you recognise? #WildWebsWednesday #biodiversity #WildlifeWednesday #sciart #chromolithography #insects
"The Cactaceae" (1919-1923) was produced as the 1st complete investigation on the Cactaceae family. It features stunning #SciArt by @NYBG artist Mary Emily Eaton, whose artworks were reproduced via chromolithography ➡️ https://t.co/MXGAp4WGKr #HerNaturalHistory #5womenartists
Detail from late Victorian valentine card printed by #chromolithography #ephemera #Valentines #ValentinesDay