Xylography

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The art of making xylographs. rare, uncountable

    "Furthermore, one ought to mention the xylography that has been attributed to Titian since the eighteenth century and that represents San Rocco e storie della sua vita (fig. 72) (London, British Museum, inv. 1860-4-14-140), circulated as a […]"

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woodcut

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"Furthermore, one ought to mention the xylography that has been attributed to Titian since the eighteenth century and that represents San Rocco e storie della sua vita (fig. 72) (London, British Museum, inv. 1860-4-14-140), circulated as a […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from French xylographie, corresponding to xylo- (“wood”) + -graphy (“writing”).

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