[DCRM-L] litho-engraving?

Fri Nov 16 13:29:48 MST 2018

Thank you Ryan, Richard, Philippe! This is all helpful.

I see now that AAT has “lithographic engraving (printing process)” and “lithographic engravings (prints)”.

Francis

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Hi,

I found this article with more information about the process as well: https://books.google.com/books?id=zzkyAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA29&lpg=RA8-PA29&dq=%22litho-engraving%22+definition&source=bl&ots=_ULMgqjyL8&sig=7JFBowOqraydpDhpE1gDKqp04XQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjK7uGE1tneAhUO7lMKHdxRBrEQ6AEwA3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22litho-engraving%22%20definition&f=false<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DzzkyAQAAMAAJ%26pg%3DRA8-PA29%26lpg%3DRA8-PA29%26dq%3D%2522litho-engraving%2522%2Bdefinition%26source%3Dbl%26ots%3D_ULMgqjyL8%26sig%3D7JFBowOqraydpDhpE1gDKqp04XQ%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjK7uGE1tneAhUO7lMKHdxRBrEQ6AEwA3oECAQQAQ%23v%3Donepage%26q%3D%2522litho-engraving%2522%2520definition%26f%3Dfalse&data=02%7C01%7Cfrancis.lapka%40yale.edu%7Cbb3e29c5c938420ab87808d64bff8e70%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C636779958328577163&sdata=IiplnUWpBbYyzLDhiXo3uPeD%2FauqT5r9WqnHbglLHgw%3D&reserved=0>

Hope it helps (or that it is at least interesting).

Philippe
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Also have a look at Gascoigne 19f, "Stone engraving", and 20c, "Transfer from intaglio", either of which could be called "lith-engraving".

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On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 3:00 PM Ryan Hildebrand <rhilde at uoregon.edu<mailto:rhilde at uoregon.edu>> wrote:
Hi Francis,

See Felix Brunner’s Handbook of Graphic Reproduction Processes for a discussion of the technique (litho etching, too). Here is the essential bit: “the litho engraving lies halfway between planographic and intaglio printing. It is an imitation of copperplate engraving and etching and was developed during that phase of printing history when the lithographic technique permitted quicker and cheaper production than intaglio machines ... The engraving is done with sharp steel needles or with a drawing diamond…” –Ryan

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Subject: [DCRM-L] litho-engraving?

I have in hand an amusing set of cards that parody carte de visite photographs, perhaps made during the 1860s (given the subject matter). The V&A has some too, including this charming puss:

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O589018/not-the-only-puss-that-satirical-print-rock-co/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcollections.vam.ac.uk%2Fitem%2FO589018%2Fnot-the-only-puss-that-satirical-print-rock-co%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cfrancis.lapka%40yale.edu%7Cbb3e29c5c938420ab87808d64bff8e70%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C636779958328587172&sdata=rTd5N42dAoBme5tZdsPd2PKpG4Jhe%2FMQ%2Borg%2Fxob0D8%3D&reserved=0>

For materials and techniques, the V&A calls this a “litho-engraving,” a term I haven’t encountered before, and one I don’t see in standard sources such as Gascoigne. What does it mean? Is it intended to mean a lithographic reproduction of an intaglio print? To my eye the lines look plausibly etched (under a loop), but I recognize that this look could be mimicked.

Francis

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