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Lithography

Lithography (from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) 'stone' and γράφω (gráphō) 'to write') is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German author and actor Alois Senefelder and was…

Art, Principle & Lithography as an artistic medium

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3D printing
1986
Aquatint
1772
Chromolithography
1837
Daisy wheel printing
1889
Digital printing
1991
Dot matrix printing
1925

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Lithography

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Triples148
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related to Lithography as an artistic medium · 44
Lithography → Adolph Menzel, After, Bath, Benjamin West, Bordeaux, British, By, Cadart, Chéret, Daumier, Degas, Delacroix, During, Feure, France, Georges, Germany, Godefroy Engelmann, Goya, Géricault
related to External links · 35
Lithography → About LithographyTwyman, Aloys Senefelder, Art, Commercial Lithography, Davison Art Center, Delaware Library, DjVu, Early Lithographed Books, Eng, Extensive, Georgia Libraries, Honoré Daumier, Includes, Invention, Library Company, Michael, Middlesex, Modern Art, PDF, People
related to Principle · 10
Lithography → After, Alois Senefelder, Ancient Greek, Bavaria, During, Electorate, For, In, This, Thus
related to Lithography on limestone · 8
Lithography → After, Ca, HNO, NO, Printing, The, Using, When
related to Modern lithographic process · 8
Lithography → After, CTP, For, High-volume, Modern, Most, Non-image, The
see also · 3
Lithography → Block, MeV, Regensteiner
3D printing · 1
Lithography → 1986
Aquatint · 1
Lithography → 1772
Chromolithography · 1
Lithography → 1837
Daisy wheel printing · 1
Lithography → 1889

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printing image used ink plate water stone paper prints process art surface emulsion print commercial transferred created printed lithographic modern

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Lithography3D printing19861.00infobox
LithographyAquatint17721.00infobox
LithographyChromolithography18371.00infobox
LithographyDaisy wheel printing18891.00infobox
LithographyDigital printing19911.00infobox
LithographyDot matrix printing19251.00infobox
LithographyDye-sublimation19571.00infobox
LithographyEtchingc. 15151.00infobox
LithographyHectograph18601.00infobox
LithographyHot metal typesetting18841.00infobox
LithographyInkjet printing19501.00infobox
LithographyIntaglio (printmaking)14301.00infobox
LithographyLaser printing19691.00infobox
LithographyLithography17961.00infobox
LithographyMezzotint16421.00infobox
LithographyMimeograph18851.00infobox
LithographyMovable type10401.00infobox
LithographyOffset printing18751.00infobox
LithographyPhotostat and rectigraph19071.00infobox
LithographyPhototypesetting19491.00infobox
LithographyPintadera10,000 BC1.00infobox
LithographyPrinting pressc. 14401.00infobox
LithographyRelief printing16901.00infobox
LithographyRotary press18431.00infobox
LithographyScreen printing19111.00infobox
LithographySolid ink printing19721.00infobox
LithographySpark printing19401.00infobox
LithographySpirit duplicator19231.00infobox
LithographyThermal printingc. 19721.00infobox
LithographyThermal-transfer printing19811.00infobox

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