xylograph
Carved block print
A xylograph is a print made from a carved wooden block, or the block itself.
The technique predates movable type—entire pages of text and images were carved in reverse, inked, and pressed onto paper.
The museum displayed medieval xylographs alongside early printed books.
The term appears mainly in discussions of printing history.
Relief print from timber
- woodblockCarved printing matrix
- reliefEasing of distress
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- incisingCutting into material
chisel · gouge · mallet · burin · whittling · intaglio · etching · linocut
Picture explaining something
- designPurposeful creative planning
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- motifRecurring thematic element
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
ornamentation · figurative · decorative · contrast · shade · detail · stylization · abstraction
Writing fluid
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- pressApply force downward
- impressionEffect on the mind
- editionSingle published version
matrix · brayer · registration · proof · block · transfer · reproduction · copy
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- boxwoodDense-grained ornamental shrub
- cherryRed stone fruit
pear · maple · birch · linden · basswood · block · plank · knots
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
Renaissance · ancient · archaic · Gutenberg · incunabula · broadside · chapbook · manuscript
woodcut
Relief print from timber
incising · chisel · gouge · mallet · burin · whittling · intaglio · etching · linocut · engraving
illustration
Picture explaining something
- designPurposeful creative planning
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- motifRecurring thematic element
pattern · ornamentation · figurative · decorative · contrast · shade · detail · stylization · abstraction · symmetry
ink
Writing fluid
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- pressApply force downward
- impressionEffect on the mind
edition · matrix · brayer · registration · proof · block · transfer · reproduction · copy · folio
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
cherry · pear · maple · birch · linden · basswood · block · plank · knots · texture
antique
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
medieval · Renaissance · ancient · archaic · Gutenberg · incunabula · broadside · chapbook · manuscript · Chinese
xylographmetal engraving
Design incised in alloy
copperplate · steel engraving · intaglio · etching · lithograph
xylographetching
Acid-incised metal print
engraving · drypoint · lithograph · screenprint · monotype