Listen: a litho-phonic encounter | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

The attention of a transcribing lithographer: listening, remembering, writing

‘As in every other aspect of lithography, careful attention to detail during graining, the first step in the process, will help eliminate many problems later. To produce excellent impressions, stones must be properly prepared so that they are perfectly level and do not have any scratches (Devon, 2008, p 126).’

The title words of the video, ‘figure/ground’, fade out, and a mute screen waits some moments before blinking open to a…