Written by the vice-director of the Imperial State Printing Works in Vienna and translated by E. J. Wall, this practical treatise explains how photographs were turned into lithographic printing surfaces. It covers home preparation of bichromated gelatine papers, transfers, direct printing on stone and zinc, and the half-tone process.
A valuable record of nineteenth-century printing technique for historians of photography, printmakers and alternative-process enthusiasts. Download the free EPUB.