polyautographyn.
/ˌpɒlɪɔːˈtɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑliɔˈtɑɡrəfi/, /ˈˌpɑliɑˈtɑɡrəfi/ Printing. Now rare (historical in later use).
An early name for: lithography (lithography n. 3).So called because the process was used to produce copies of autographs, original drawings, etc.
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polyautography1803
lithography1813
lithotint1843
keystone1854
stone-engraving1891
litho1972
1803 (title) Specimens of polyautography consisting of impressions taken from original drawings made on stone purposely for this work.
1819 Gentleman's Mag. 89 i. 350 This useful invention [sc. lithography] introduced into this country a few years since, and then called Polyautography.
1898 Daily News 11 May 9/7 Mr. Pennell prefers the term ‘polyautography’, the word lithography being ‘a seed-bed of misconceptions’.
1971 Penrose Ann. 64 98 The word ‘polyautography’, which was one of the first words coined for the new process, drew attention to precisely this characteristic [i.e. the production of multiple copies of original sketches].
Derivatives
ˌpolyautoˈgraphic adj.
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1808 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 193/2 The plates of stone used in Polyautographic Printing are of a very fine texture.
1971 Penrose Ann. 64 99 The polyautographic collection of the British Museum contains hundreds of sketches by..amateur artists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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