Charles d' Aiguebelle

Charles d' Aiguebelle
Homographie, 1828
4080-BK

First edition. The work consists of 20 hand-coloured lithographic and nature-printed plates by d'Aiguebelle. Charles d'Aiguebelle used a combination of lithography and nature printing for preparing the plates of this work, and termed the process 'Homographie'. Leaf specimens were coated in wax and applied to the lithographer's stone, the other parts of the plant were then superimposed and the whole printed as a single image. This technique struck a good balance between the accurate detail achieved by nature printing, and the artistic effect brought about by the lithographic process. Further publications which never materialised were promised by d'Aiguebelle. This is all published by Charles d'Aiguebelle. Each plate is with accompanying scientific text by L. Madale.

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