chalcography

American  

[kal-kog-ruh-fee] / kælˈkɒg rə fi /

noun

1. the art of engraving on copper or brass.

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chalcography British  

/ ˌkælkəˈɡræfɪk, kælˈkɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the art of engraving on copper or brass

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Other Word Forms

• chalcographer noun
• chalcographic adjective
• chalcographical adjective
• chalcographist noun

Etymology

Origin of chalcography

First recorded in 1655–65; chalco- + -graphy

Example Sentences

I presented my Circle of Mechanical Trades, and had recommended to me the publishing of what I had written upon chalcography.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters by Mee, Arthur

What has hitherto been advanced proves only that mankind had walked for many centuries on the borders of the two great inventions, chalcography and typography, without having fully and practically discovered either of them.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)