File:Wooden printing block of a tall ship.jpg
Original file (1,698 × 1,243 pixels, file size: 81 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Summary
[edit]
| Description |
Hand carved wooden printing block showing old fashioned tall ship. Accession Number: hh.4748.19.88 Woodblock printing is a technique used for printing text, images and patterns. The block is prepared by the areas to show 'white' are cut away with a knife, chisel, or sandpaper leaving the characters or image to show in 'black' at the original surface level. The content would of course print "in reverse" or mirror-image, a further complication when text was involved. For colour printing, multiple blocks are used, each for one colour, although overprinting two colours may produce further colours on the print. Multiple colours can be printed by keying the paper to a frame around the woodblocks. Edinburgh City of Print is a joint project between City of Edinburgh Museums and the Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE). The project aims to catalogue and make accessible the wealth of printing collections held by City of Edinburgh Museums. For more information about the project please visit www.edinburghcityofprint.org |
| Date | |
| Source |
Wooden printing block of a ship
|
| Author | Edinburgh City of Print |
Licensing
[edit]
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
|
This image, originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on February 20, 2010 by the administrator or reviewer File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the stated license on that date. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 17:04, 20 February 2010 | | 1,698 × 1,243 (81 KB) | File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description=Hand carved wooden printing block showing old fashioned tall ship. Accession Number: hh.4748.19.88 Woodblock printing is a technique used for printing text, images and patterns. The block is prepared by the areas to show 'whi |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
