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  2. African wax prints - Wikipedia

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    African wax prints, Dutch wax prints [1] [2] or Ankara, [3] are a type of common material for clothing in West Africa. They were introduced to West Africans by Dutch merchants during the 19th century, who took inspiration from native Indonesian batik designs. [ 4 ]

  3. List of ukiyo-e terms - Wikipedia

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    Sumizuri-e; a type of monochromatic woodblock printing that uses only black ink; Surimono (摺物); privately commissioned prints for special occasions such as the New Year; Surishi (摺師); a printer; Tan-e (丹絵); primitive ukiyo-e style prints, usually printed in red [1] Tate-e (縦絵); a print in vertical or "portrait" format

  4. Wood type - Wikipedia

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    Wooden movable types in the China Printing Museum, Beijing. Both in China and Europe, printing from a woodblock preceded printing with movable type. [12]Along with clay movable type, wooden movable type was invented in China by Bi Sheng in 1040s CE/AD, although he found clay type more satisfactory, and it was first formally used to print by Wang Zhen.

  5. Line engraving - Wikipedia

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    The pressure exerted by the press on the paper pushes it into the engraved lines and prints the image made by those lines. In an intaglio print, the engraved lines print black. Wood engraving is a relief printing technique, with the images made by carving into fine-grained hardwood blocks. Ink is rolled onto the surface of the block, dry paper ...

  6. Discharge printing - Wikipedia

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    Printing is the process of adding localized or patterned color to fabrics. [2] Discharge printing involves dyeing first with dischargeable dyes; subsequently, the dyed fabric undergoes a printing process involving the application of a chemical-infused paste that effectively removes the color imparted by the dye.

  7. Imru' al-Qais - Wikipedia

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    After leaving Constantinople, Imru' al-Qais travelled until he fell ill near the city of Ankara in modern-day Turkey. He remained there until he died. He remained there until he died. There is a story which says that Emperor Justinian became angry with Imru' al-Qais after he left, and sent a messenger with a poisoned jacket, and that Imru' al ...

  8. A Comprehensive, Not-at-All-Unhinged Guide to All 40+ of ...

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    Here's a comprehensive guide to all of Harry Styles' tattoos and their meanings, from the giant swallows on his chest to that tiger on his thigh.

  9. Jan Sluyters - Wikipedia

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    Jan Sluijters (1951) Johannes Carolus Bernardus (Jan) Sluijters, or Sluyters (17 December 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch – 8 May 1957 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter and co-founder of the Moderne Kunstkring.