The Print Clock (IMAGE)

Penn State

The Print Clock

Caption

The print clock. In these models, close-ups of a carved woodblock (above) and engraved copperplate (below) are shown, corresponding to a curved black line on the print behind it, at two time periods. Over time, cracks develop in the woodblock resulting in line breaks on prints. With copperplates, erosion of the surface produces thinner groves and thinner lines in prints. For both, the change is time-dependent.

Credit

Blair Hedges lab, Penn State

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