Just jumped in my own bed - its 1:05am in Asheville. Traveled 1389 miles since Friday at 4pm. Blazed through the top ½ of Florida and touched several beaches in 3 states. Seafood was fresh - took care of business and enjoyed a little R & R at a resort. ThAts livin in the fastest lane. Thx for joining me. AND.... Heres our WORD of the Day XYLOGRAPHY zahy-LOG-ruh-fee noun the art of engraving on wood, or of printing from such engravings. Quotes Widespread dissemination of these works of art became possible after the invention of xylography , or woodblock printing, generally credited to Hishikawa Moronobu (1618–94) who was born in Boshu, Chiba. -- Evan S. Connell , Double Honeymoon , 1976 Given the nature of xylography as a sort of “printing on demand,” individual works from the vast tripitaka could be printed as required… -- Edited by Simon Eliot and Johnathan Rose , A Companion to the History of the Book , 2007 Origin Xylography came to English in the early 1800s from French. Its origin ultimately lies in the Greek roots meaning wood and writing.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 05:06:19 +0000
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