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Category Archives: Printing
John Rippon, Hymnologist
#JohnRippon (1751-1836) was born in Tiverton, in Devon, educated in Bristol at the Baptist College, and became pastor of the Baptist Church in Carter Lane, Tooley Street in London (later removed to New Park Street) at the age of 22. … Continue reading
Posted in Printing, Writing/Books
Tagged book, chant, hymn, John Rippon, paper, psalm, tune
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Olney Hymns
One might consider that today’s topic has little to do with art but in fact the book I wish to focus on today is the combining of two great artists, both poets and hymn writers. The #OlneyHymns is made up completely … Continue reading
Posted in Printing
Tagged book, church, evangelical, hymn, John Newton, printing, psalm, William Cowper
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Statuum Marocca Norum
#StatuumMaroccaNorum is the title of a map which was created by #JohannChristianHomann in 1728. I like to call my version of this map ‘Beware the leviathan’ The map is large and graphic.. Little tent cities display the domains of the … Continue reading
Posted in Etching, Printing
Tagged Canary Islands, inset, Johann Homann, leviathan, Madeira, map, Morocco, ships
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Art of Maps 3
Maps can be both beautiful and practical. Both maps in today’s chapter are fine examples of both qualities. We begin with a map by an unaccredited cartographer. The map of the #CountyofForfar was published by #RobertSayer & John Bennett. Sayer … Continue reading
Posted in Etching, Printing
Tagged Forfar, map, perspective view, Robert Sayer, Scotland, The Hague
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The Duenna a Comic Opera
We continue last chapters musical theme by looking at a piece of music in the folio I acquired. It comes from an opera called #TheDuenna originally composed in 1775. Compiled as a three act opera by composers #ThomasLinley the elder and … Continue reading
Posted in Printing
Tagged Byron, My Native Land Good Night, poem, Scottish air, song, Thomas Linley
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The New London Magazine
#TheNewLondonMagazine was founded in the 1730’s and ran as a ‘monthly repository of knowledge, instruction, and entertainment’ for many years. It’s monthly publication relied on numerous correspondents who provided curious and ingenious essays in prose and verse. The book I … Continue reading
Posted in Etching, Printing
Tagged Caithness ruins, engraving, etching, Plymouth, royalty, Rubens, St Michael's Mount, Vandyke
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Lontar
Unless you have been to Bali or Indonesia one most likely has not come across a #lontar. A lontar is made of palm leaves which have been dried and smoked. Due to dampness, insect activity, mould, and fragility lontars needed … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Printing
Tagged Bali, Indonesia, Lombok, lontar, palm leaf, Sasak, wektu telu
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Wilhelm Hass Mapmaker
#WilhelmHass (1698-1764) was a map-maker from Nuremberg. He furthered the work of #AugustGottliebPreuschen (1734-1803) who developed the printing method called typometry. #Typometry is a relief printing method using movable type. The technique was inflexible and the maps looked quite schematic … Continue reading
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Tagged August Gottlieb Preuschen, cartographic font, maps, paper, typometry, watermark, Wilhelm Haas
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