oleographyn.
/əʊlɪˈɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /oʊliˈɑɡrəfi/ The art or process of making oleographs.
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autography1828
chromolithography1839
lithochromatography1843
lithochrysography1845
lithochromatic1846
lithochrome1854
oleography1870
autolithography1874
lithochromy1885
tin printing1887
typo-etching1888
transfer-lithography1897
EUV1995
1870 Catholic World May 280/2 There are specimens of photography, some showing life-size figures, of oleography, lithography, chromo-lithography, [etc.].
1873 Contemp. Rev. 22 270 They would employ the detestable art of Oleography.
1875 tr. H. W. Vogel Chem. Light & Photogr. xv. 242 We must express an adverse opinion of oleography [Ger. Oeldruck].
1960 G. A. Glaister Encycl. Bk. 286 Oleography, the reproducing of a painting by a lithographic colour process: after printing, the result is finished to resemble the surface of an oil painting on canvas.
1993 Guardian 20 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 19/3 We discussed the technique he uses. It is called oleography. A primitive version was developed as long ago as 1870.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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