Chromolithography vs Victorian Ornament
多色石版 / ヴィクトリアン装飾
Chromolithography comes from Planographic Printing and Victorian Ornament from Ornament. One is technique and the other style. They are reached for with some of the same intent, which is where they get confused.
Chromolithography
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Multicolor printing in which a separate lithographic stone is prepared for each color and the stones are overlaid in exact register. A dozen or more stones built up an intensity like oil paint and sent reproductions, labels, posters and cards into the world in quantity. The popularization of color printing begins here.
Victorian Ornament
Builds a thickly layered system of ornament from many revival styles and the riches of industrial printing.
| Chromolithography | Victorian Ornament | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1830s–1930s | 1837–1901 |
| Family | Planographic Printing | Ornament |
| Kind | Technique | Style |
| Cues | Dense color built from a dozen or more stones / Slight misregister between the stones / Flat solids used together with stipple / Border ornament used together with gold | Dense borders / Symmetry / Botanical pattern / Chromolithography |
| Best used for | Using the sheer number of colors as a sign of richness · Leaving the history of the printing process visible | Giving packages and invitations the dignity of a collection · Making the act of studying detail the value itself |
| Type | Treat the decorative display face at the same density as the border ornament. | Ornamented serifs and small capitals |
| Composition | Enclose the sheet in a border and set the main image at the center. | Fix a central axis; nest frames, headings and text |
| Material | Combine thick color from overlaid stones with gold at key points. | Deep red, green, gold, cream; repeat hairlines in steps |
| Caution | More colors do not make it richer. The order of the stones and the register decide the result. | Never mix other cultures' patterns as anonymous ornament. Research origins; quote precisely. |