The Printed Picture traces the changing technology of image reproduction from the Renaissance to the present, surveying printing techniques from before the invention of photography, the emerging photographic processes of the early nineteenth century, the marriage of printing and photography, and, finally, the rapidly evolving digital technologies of our time. Featuring 150 images, each placed in isolation opposite a page of text, the book charts a rich history through the careful consideration of concrete examples. Topics include woodblock printing, chromolithography, engraving, bar codes, early photography in silver and modern color photographic processes, among others. Through a personal approach and an engaging style, author Richard Benson demonstrates the connection between technological process and visual result, focusing on everyday pictures and illuminating in the process the enormous cultural and social influence of the multiple image on our lives.
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