[Miscellaneous advertising matter relating to the printing trades, mainly of German origin, about 1880-1920] – Antique Wall Art
![[Miscellaneous advertising matter relating to the printing trades, mainly of German origin, about 1880-1920], [between 1880 and 1920] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/08/082a99a4d196-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with [Miscellaneous advertising matter relating to the printing trades, mainly of German origin, about 1880-1920], an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Miscellaneous advertising matter relating to the printing trades, mainly of German origin, about 1880-1920]
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Titled as miscellaneous advertising matter, this lithograph collects promotional material aimed at people who printed and bound books, and its German origin points to the steady trade in such pieces between 1880 and 1920. Lithography, developed in Bavaria in the 1790s, was a flexible and affordable way to make colorful commercial images, so suppliers of presses, type, inks, and bindery tools often used it to reach printers and binders. The piece shows how German trade promotion of that era mixed practical product information with decorative design.
| Created / published | [between 1880 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Lithographs German 1880-1920. |
| Subjects | Printing--Germany--1880-1920. Bookbinding--1880-1920. Books--1880-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 917 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-162000 |
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