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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.

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Title
 Lithographers working in the lithographic workshop of the printing house G.J. Thieme, beginning of the 20th century.

Year
 [ca. 1913]

Type
 illustratie, illustration

Measurements
 7 x 9,5 cm.

Related term
 lithografische bedrijven, lithografie

Period
 20e eeuw

Classification
 E: Boekillustratie

Content
 Draughtsmen are busy with pastel crayons or heavy ink making an image straight on to a smoothed stone plate. It was important that the drawing was greasy and water-repellent and that the parts which were not printed retained water and would therefore repel the grease. During the drawing the artist could therefore not touch the stone by accident because any greasy spots might retain printer's ink at a later stage.

Original
 Sipman, M.A. - Drukkerij G. J. Thieme, Arnhem en Nijmegen. - Nijmegen: Thieme, 1913, ongepagineerd.

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek