Senefelder on Lithography (eBook)

The Classic 1819 Treatise

Alois Senefelder (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
400 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-16189-1 (ISBN)

Infos

From the father of this world-changing technology — vivid account of the medium's invention and a master's course in its application, including tips on tools and materials used in the process. 15 black-and-white illustrations

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The invention in the late eighteenth century of lithography, or "e;writing on stone,"e; reshaped the course of graphic arts. Some years later, the father of this world-changing technology, Alois Senefelder, published a description of the process. This English translation of the original German work, Vollständiges Lehrbuch der Steindruckerey, vividly describes Senefelder's struggles to develop and popularize the medium and the lithographic techniques employed in the process. The work is divided into two parts: the first presents a history of the invention and its different processes; the second provides practical instructions for its application—the varieties of stone, ink, instruments, paper, and presses used for different tasks, and the pitfalls to be avoided in working with these materials. An essential reference for graphic artists and students, the classic 1819 treatise remains the definitive work on this topic.

Inhalt

Part One1st Section From 1796 to 18002nd Section From 1800 to 18063rd Section From 1806 to 1817Part TwoIntroduction to the Lithographic Art1st Section General Rules and ObservationsChapter 1 Description and Qualities of the Stones Rubbing down and Polishing of the Stones Assorting of and Polishing of the StonesChapter 2 On ink, chalk, etching-ground and colours Chemical Ink Manner of preparing Ink Hard Ink of Borax Liquid Ink Ink for transferring Drawings or Writings from Paper on the Stone Hard Etching Ground Soft Etching Ground Etching Colour Lithographic Chalk Printing Ink Repairing ColourChapter 3 On acids, and other compositions, to prepare the stone Qualities of acids in general Different acids Gum Arabic as the principal ingredient for preparing the stone Partial preparation of preparing the stone Short Recapitulation of the foregoingChapter 4 On the necessary instruments and utensils Steel Pen Brushes Etching Needles Drawing and Copying Machines Various necessary utensilsChapter 5 On different sorts of paper, &c. Transparent paper, and the art of transferring outlines on stone Blotting or soft paper Printing paper Process of wetting the paperChapter 6 On presses Description of the different lithographic presses Qualities of the different lithographic presses Application of letter and copper-plate presses, to the purpose of lithography Enumeration of lithographic presses hitherto used Upright lever or pole press Cylinder presses Other lithographic presses2nd Section On the different manners of lithography The Sundry manners of lithographyChapter 1 Elevated manner of lithography 1. Pen or hair-brush drawing 2. Chalk manner 3. Transfer and tracing manner 4. Wood-cut manner 5. Two sorts of India ink drawing 6. Sprinkled manner 7. India-ink drawing, with several plates 8. Manner of printing in colours, with several plates 9. Manner of printing in gold and silverChapter 2 The engraved manner of lithography 1. Increased or engraved manner 2. Manner of etching on stone 3. Manner of drawing with preparing or gum ink, and the sprinkled aquatinta manner 4. Aquatinta after the manner of engraving, and with etching ground 5. Aquatinta manner with chalk ground 6. Engraved or reversed chalk and soft ground manner 7. India ink drawing, with etching colourChapter 3 The mixed manner 1. Pen drawing mixed with the engraved manner 2. Engraved drawing with elevated tint 3. Engraved and elevated manner with several stones 4. Manner of changing an elevated drawing into an engraved one, and vice versa

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.2.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Art Instruction
• Zusatzinfo: 15 illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Gewicht: 528 g
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• ISBN-10: 0-486-16189-7 / 0486161897
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-16189-1 / 9780486161891