The Reproduction, Conservation and Creation of Artwork through the Collotype Printing Process

Author/Co Author: Thirkell, Paul; Hill, Vikki
Publication: Printed on Paper: The Techniques, History and Conservation of Printed Media, Edited by Colborne, J; Fisherman Snyder, R.
Publisher: Arts and Social Sciences Academic Press, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne
Date: 2009
ISBN: 978.0.9561206.3.2
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Abstract:
The subject of printed media has proved a highly productive quarry from which the 25 authors of this volume have extracted an astonishingly diverse and interesting collection of essays. Many facets of the printed image are explored, including history, materials, fabrication, deterioration, conservation and restoration, from Renaissance engraving to contemporary cutting-edge digital technology.

Collotype, Past, Present and Future

Author: Dr Paul Thirkell
Publisher: Impact Press, 32pp
Printed by: Sebright Printers, Stokes Croft, Bristol
Date: 2006
ISBN: 0-9547025-4-9
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Abstract:
The birth of photography in the early 19th century was soon followed by a second wave of experimentation aimed at mechanically reproducing photographically caputed images rapidly and more permanently for the purpose of publishing. One of the key factors in unlocking this groundbreaking possibility was demonstrated throught the French inventor Alphonse Louis Poitevin's 1855 experiments concerning the light hardcening action of chromates on colloids.

Altered Images - Digital interpretations inspired by George Cartlidge's Portrait Tiles

Author: Dr Paul Thirkell
Publisher: MakingSpace Publishers, 32pp
Printed by: Sebright Printers, Stokes Croft, Bristol
Date: 2004
ISBN: 1 900999 21 8
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Abstract:
George Cartlidge was born in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, and attended Hanley Art School, both as a student and later as a teacher of painting. The art schools of the five towns were important in developing the talents and careers of young artists and designers, particularly those attached to the local pottery industry. throughout his life Cartlidge combined his skills in drawing and painting with a career first as a tile designer, andf later as decorative pottery designer.