The Miracles of our Lord
- Title
- The Miracles of our Lord
- Heading
- Colour galore
- Description
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In Caxton’s time and into the nineteenth century, book illustrations were coloured mainly by hand. Chromolithography, patented in 1837, was a tremendous leap forward. It was a form of the new technique of lithography (invented in Germany in 1796, and used in England by 1801), which involved applying grease to a flat stone or metal plate: ink would adhere to the greasy areas and be repelled by the rest of the surface. Chromolithography typically used between four and twelve colours. Straightforward for artists and suitable for high-speed reproduction, it was perfect for books which wanted to replicate illuminated manuscripts and required colour throughout.
Miracles of our Lord presents twelve Gospel stories. The subject matter harks back to The Golden Legend, which Caxton published 1483/4 and which includes incidents from the life of Christ. - Author
- Ill. by Henry Noel Humphreys
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Longman
- Date of Publication
- 1848
- Century
- 19th
- Illustrations
- Chromolithography