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xylography

noun

  1. wood engraving, especially of an early period
  2. the art of printing texts or illustrations, sometimes with color, from woodblocks, as distinct from typography
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French xylographie, corresponding to xylo- (“wood”) + -graphy (“writing”).

  1. The art of making xylographs.

    Furthermore, one ought to mention the xylography that has been attributed to Titian since the eighteenth century and that represents San Rocco e storie della sua vita (fig. 72) (London, British Museum, inv. 1860-4-14-140), circulated as a […]

    Xylography involves writing the text to be printed onto thin paper, fixing the paper face down on a flat wooden block and then carving away the white parts to leave the text upstanding in relief. In order to print, it is necessary to […]

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