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The technical part is very complex. Can we really speak of  colours when we evoke these two tints? How can we obtain a satisfying white on which we can  print? With what kind of formula do we print in black? These questions arise, even though these "colours" are already used in the Middle Ages for fabric printing. They can also be found since the 17th century on Indian calicoes, and on almost all contemporary textiles.

                  

Furthermore black and white affect the process of the textile creation. Drafts for industry mostly begin with a concept made with a  pencil or with  Indian ink, before they are developed to precise layouts. The engravers test their drafts for copper plates or wood blocks on white paper, usually with black ink.

                 

Old engravings, political portraits, photographs of flowers, publicities and films are distinguished  in black on white paper, white cotton or white silk. They show research of the chemists and the technicians of fabric printing, who tried various processes. This technical introduction leads us to the local history. Godefroy Engelmann from Mulhouse realizes at the beginning of 19th century with a new technical procedure the lithography, with views of active factories of the Upper Rhine. He also intervenes in fabric printing in several textile factories.

 

 


 
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