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 WEBSITES OF INTEREST FOR PRINTMAKING

Color Printing in the 19th Century

Provides information about color printing as well as linking to intaglio process, lithography, and nature painting.  Maintained by the University of Delaware.

The Glory of Chinese Printing

Details the significance of printing in China, tracing its development from block printing to the invention of movable type, brass plates, and two-color techniques.

Image Maps of Printmaking Techniques

From the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas. Provides links to various printmaking techniques which then describe what to look for in identifying the printmaking process.

Paperonline

Tells all about paper; its history, how it is made and recycled, types of paper, and how they are used.

Unseen Hands: Women Printers, Binders & Book Designers

Documents how "women have been involved in printing and the making of books ever since these crafts were first developed."  From Princeton University Library, Graphic- Arts Collection.

What is a Print? Describes woodcutting, etching, lithographic and screen printing techniques.  From the Museum of Modern Art, NY.

 

Also see other Websites about Art History

 

Page updated fall 2008, CR

 

 


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