xylography
/zahy-log-ruh-fee/US // zaɪˈlɒg rə fi //UK // (zaɪˈlɒɡrəfɪ) //
木版画,木刻画,木版印刷
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the art of engraving on wood, or of printing from such engravings.
Examples
Xylography is the art of engraving upon wood; etching, mezzotinto, aquatinta, are varieties of the art of engraving upon copper.
We have said that according to a generally received opinion we must look upon playing cards as the oldest remains of xylography.
We need but look at the development of our art handicrafts—xylography and copper-etching, for instance.
Xylography was also practiced in China long before Europe knew the art.
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