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Definition of Lithophanes
1. lithophane [n] - See also: lithophane
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lithophanes
Literary usage of Lithophanes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1892)
"On one of my visits to Mr. Grote in Buffalo, whilst he was naming some lithophanes
for me, he called my attention especially to this species as '• one that ..."
2. The Pottery and Porcelain of the United States: An Historical Review of by Edwin Atlee Barber (1901)
"lithophanes, or transparencies for windows and lamp shades, at that time much in
vogue, were produced to some extent. Among the subjects selected for this ..."
3. The Encyclopedia of Ceramics by William Percival Jervis (1902)
"... NJ, Parian of a medium quality was produced, chiefly in the shape of lithophanes
or transparencies, the designs being mostly copies of the German ones. ..."
4. Marks of American Potters by Edwin Atlee Barber (1904)
"Animal heads in terra-cotta were produced for wall decoration, and the manufacture
of Parian was commenced. lithophanes or transparencies for windows and ..."
5. The Irish Industrial Exhibition of 1853: A Detailed Catalogue of Its by John Sproule (1854)
"... and the colour deepest, the effect being exactly similar to that produced by
those pretty coloured porcelain lithophanes which are made in Germany, ..."
6. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the by Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1880)
"Fernald, on his recent journey to Europe, kindly took with him a series of our
lithophanes to compare \vith Mr. Walker's types in the ..."
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