Caption

Ornamental border with figures of angels and a plant tendril motif; publisher: Deberny & Cie (Paris; typographic foundry; 18th–19th century). Place card — ornamental frame with a blank space in the center intended for mounting or printing an illustration from another plate or woodcut block. This is a cast from a woodcut block. To avoid damaging the blocks, casts of copper (using the galvanic method), lead, or zinc were made from them and these were used for printing. The original blocks were stored for later use so the entire process could be repeated. Polish printing houses printed illustrations from metal replicas of blocks received from abroad. This method was also used for printing large-scale engravings, e.g., holy images. Today it is not always possible to recognize which illustrations were printed directly from boxwood blocks and which from their metal, often hand-retouched, casts. Before 1900, Paris. Graphic plate: height 13.2 cm, width 8.5 cm, thickness 2.4 cm. Graphic matrix: height 13.2 cm, width 8.5 cm, thickness 0.2 cm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A74_256

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.9Mb (3.7Mb) / 20.0in x 9.5in / 6000 x 2850 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ornamental border figures angels plant tendril motif publisher Deberny & Cie Paris typographic foundry 18th–19th century Place card ornamental frame blank space center intended mounting printing illustration another plate woodcut block cast avoid damaging blocks casts copper using galvanic method lead zinc them original blocks stored later entire process repeated Polish houses printed illustrations metal replicas blocks received abroad method was also printing large-scale engravings e.g holy images Today possible recognize printed directly boxwood blocks metal hand-retouched 1900 Graphic plate height 13.2 cm width 8.5 cm thickness 2.4 cm Graphic matrix thickness 0.2 cm rectangular wooden crate weathered rough surface sits smooth reflective surface wood brown darker tones visible grain worn edges top rim layer chipped textured dark gray metal paint scuffed uneven areas darker gray black interior crate recessed brown wood darker stains notches cuts rim background smooth gradient gray scene includes colors dark brown dark gray faint reflection surface beneath crate.