The invention of printing : a collection of facts and opinions descriptive of early prints and playing cards, the block-books of the fifteenth century, the legend of Lourens Janszoon Coster, of Haarlem, and the work of John Gutenberg and his associates (1878)
De Vinne, Theodore Low, 1828-1914 · New York : F. Hart · leaf 77
ab-sence of shading linesis not entirely due tothe imperfect skill ofthe engravers. Theengravings seem tohave been cut for noother purpose thanthat of showing thecolors of the stencilpainter to advantage,by giving a definite edge to masses of color. The taste forprints in black and white had not… … The Print of St. Christopher. Size of original, 8S4 by 11 ^ inches. IMAGE PRINTS OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. 71 the walls of churches and monasteries. The image print ofthe fifteenth century was the prototype of the modern chromo.The St. Christopher, a bold and rude engraving on wood,which represents…
Printing -- History Origin and antecedents
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