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LITHOGRAPHY
Jost Amman - Woodcut illustrations to Ovid's Metamorphoses of 1580
Thomas Bewick (1753 - 1828)Wood engraving
In the 1880's Joseph Crawhall produced parodies of earlier wood cuts. He illustrated a number of books produced by Field and Tuer at the Leadenhall Press, London.
Hans Masereel (1889 - 1972) - Masereel produced several books without words, each containing a large number of woodcuts. This example was taken from Die Sonne (1927).
LITHOGRAPHYFor information about lithography follow this link.For information about relief printing techniques.This link shows techniques for wood cuts and wood engraving.
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