SOS ART OF PRINTING FROM STONEi 



X. 



On Chemical Printings and particularly on the Progress of 

 this Art in Germany: by Mr. Marcel de Serres, In- 

 spector of Arts, Sciences, and Manufactures*. 



Vienna, October the 17//*, IS09. 



istory of the J|_ PIE art of printing from stone, known in Germany by 

 the name of chemische drucherey, " chemical printing,'* 

 originated in Germany ; whence it spread first into Eng- 

 land, then into Italy, and lately into France. It Was in- 

 vented by Aloys Senefelter, who was born at Prague, in Bo- 

 hemia* Nine years ago he obtained of the king, formerly 

 elector of Bavaria, an exclusive patent for its use for thirteen 

 years ; but he afterward sold the right to his brothers. Some' 

 time after Senefelter sold his right also to Mr. Andrew von 

 Offenbach, who at present exercises the art in England. In 

 1802 he came to Vienna, to solicit a patent, and in 1803 he 

 obtained one from the emperor of Austria for ten years. 

 Changing his mind, he parted with this patent to Messrs. 

 Steiner and Krasnitzki, returned to Bavaria, and set up a 

 chemical printing office at Munich in partnership with some 

 other persons. Messrs. Steiner and Krasnitzki still continue 

 the business at Vienna, under the patronage of the coun- 

 sellor of regency Startl von Luchsenstein, who is a zealous 

 promoter of every useful undertaking. 



At the chemical printing office at Munich the art has at- 

 tained the greatest perfection, that of Suitgard apparently 

 being of much less importance. Mr* Chauvron was the 

 first who obtained a patent in France for printing or en- 

 graving on stone, and £Mr. Guyot-Desmarets did not at- 

 tempt it till after him. 



The processes employed are simple, but as only a brief 

 account of them has yet been given, it may be of use at 

 least to make known those followed in Germany. 



Three diflferent In the chemical printing office at Vienna three different 



jucihods. 



* Abridged from the Annalts &4 Chim., vol. LXXJI, p. 202. 



method* 



