lithography; stone printing
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to lithograph; to print using lithography
A traditional printing method where the image is drawn with greasy ink on limestone or metal plates, which are then chemically treated so that ink adheres only to the image areas. The process involves transferring the original manuscript to special paper, then to the stone plate, and finally applying ink for printing.
Zhè这
fú幅
bǎn版
huà画
shì是
yòng用
shí石
yìn印
jì技
shù术
zhì制
zuò作
de的
。
This print was made using lithography.
Shí石
yìn印
zài在
shí十
jiǔ九
shì世
jì纪
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
fēi非
cháng常
liú流
xíng行
de的
yìn印
shuā刷
fāng方
fǎ法
。
Lithography was a very popular printing method in the nineteenth century.
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Tā他
men们
xiān先
bǎ把
yuán原
gǎo稿
xiě写
zài在
yào药
zhǐ纸
shàng上
，
rán然
hòu后
zài再
jìn进
xíng行
shí石
yìn印
。
They first write the original manuscript on transfer paper, and then proceed with lithography.