Art of the Lithograph: Printing Letters, Plate XV
1819
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1819
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This page shows a worn, open book with faded text. The words are in French and Latin, some in large block letters, others in smaller lines. The paper looks old, with yellowed edges and slight stains. A few handwritten notes are mixed in. The text talks about printing and art, like how images and words can "speak to the eyes." This was part of a book explaining a new way to print pictures using stone—called lithography—back when it was still new. Check out Alois Senefelder, the artist who invented this printing method.
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