Emu woodblock cut

Craft

Xylograph

This handmade block cut can be used on a printing press. The block is inked, the paper placed on top, and a heavy press rolled over the block and paper. Block printing is one of the earliest forms of printing, believed to have originated in China in the 7th century. Block cut printing is still widely used in craft and fine art practices.

Available at:

Sandalwood Letterpress Museum

Chase the print

Extra, extra read all about it! Feel like you have stepped back in time to a bygone era. Printing enthusiast Keith Schekkerman, who once worked in the printing industry, will give you a tour...

Address:

8 Grey Street
York WA 6302
Australia

Tel:

0439 411 714

Email:

keithschekkerman@gmail.com

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Page from the Nuremberg Chronicle

Incunable

This page from the Nuremberg Chronicle is the oldest item in the collection. It was produced in the 1400s at Anton Koberger’s printing press in Nuremberg, Germany. The Nuremberg Chronicle is one of...

Human figure etched plate

Etched plate

This illustration was created using a photoengraving process. The image is put onto a zinc plate photographically. The plate is coated with a light sensitive emulsion and exposed with an image which...