New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-29
TIE AUSTRIAN IMPERIAL PRINTING .
ESTABLISHMENT.

! C,rrs.;c, 5en,, OF The \. y. Tribune
NiENEA, saturday Judy :, 1854.
Printing was discovered in Germany, but improve
Irclts are now beng made in different departments of
the art would have ast0nished Gutenberg and the
ancient veterans Of the type The censure with its
worst features sll exists IN Austria but more being
done here to perfect the art of printing by giving it
rol,erhplc character than in any other part of the
world The Emperor supports immense establish
nent for that purpose, which | had the pleasure of
visiting t6w days since al company with Prof Dung
lison OF Philadelphia. N0n Hammer Purgstsll, the
celebrated Or:cLt;list. Kindly furnished vita let
ter 10 ii. dAucr Directtw q the establishment aud
Member Of the Imperial Institute, and pains
slaIed to make acquainted with the important i'm
pr,veWtnts lately introduced The establishment Is
uiii0ur ia character and OF an Immense size. Lhe
GoycIIn. Mt printing the publication Of the Npensiye
works Of the Academy 81 Sciences, the preparation of
volumes fer the Or:cnta! Academy, and labOTs con-
Lectcd with almost every department Of the hGe and
rias,ic arts are carried on within its walls. Even the
i,pcs used cast in liz establishment. 1t is poly
eIathic ar rather "Iimer6phic. as NJ d'Aner showed
scciuebs oi printing IN siS hundred and eight dit
icT,It LANGUAGES and jaectof all, in fact that have
ueCn reduced e. an alphabet The Lord, Prayer has
bcon published il al ;ao a,Gyo with Roman letters.
Tic ane las also been published in two hundred aud
siy languages and dialects. Win the characters pecu-
liar tc each. TWENTY stcan presses are einpio!ed IN
the establishment, not al ui them Is large as those
t,ed IN TIL TRBt ~ office, but of excellent de-
.c,ipticu. large number Of hand presses are alsc
.u,I'oX id for iitb0gi api,C aud other purposes.
have space to mention but few Of VI. dAucr's re-
cont Improvements IN o. poly graphic art. What
'clscd Inc most, ana hat - perhaps the greatest
discovery made u Germany Tor NAM Years, was his
method Vi making impressions immNtaiay after the
original thu, dispensing with wood cuts aud engraving
IL even Kind. Ii matters not whether the object 20
Dee copied b" patuTsl or artificial | was shown I'M
bra ssioEs Gf The most delicate plants, yell a. 81
cosjiy iacos cooryd ia the most exquisite manner,
raised Ia relief. and perfectly natural taat the
uierCs,0lc could reveal Ia faults. Iue manner OF
taking impressions OF mis- Mind Is as simple a. 1t IL
tNrcaititus Tie plant or leaf u be copied Is dried
ana placed between two pstcs one q copper ana the
ether of lead. t- iatef beng nacaJ.e possible.
The patc, 8Ie th,n Submitted 20 an immease pressure
',tN,, heavy rollers. dIt siieuiai IL may seem IN
the ,as, OF delicate ieo piece oil" the iines lace.
Itr,e,; impression , the object i, made H the l-aden
l.atc = copy ~ relic; o"G then Cd-! Dee obtained 10y
bc culrt'utut o. plastic substance. ai1 the latter
lsl - been "a ni., sho!t time - tac salyaHo-
pit sic process We have q plate By which copies
a., the cIieuai % ccl Vr produced IL any humber
Tie SAM process cen be- followed With ancient
cor. ,ossi Tclntn, hsh', end peirriactOns OF every
Mind ,Nc,Ft tist suij,peTclu must he riPioyed III
>t,aG 81 lead. g" Obtain the first mold. In htho-
-Tally ~" Mu>; have plate for ever! color, whereas
tUj ole j. rtecCG Tor aH cooT' ma the above. was
sirr.std x III extent 70 7!ca the -alyauCIia,iic
process was employed. u. GAuey iHaaes Of It IN
a,,nos. III branches OF lie -eopaic ART -. Lis stereO
MD laics galvanized. q process which gives
diem greater durability AMI renders their impress
siO.> mole b-hutiii. iIrr liz AaNi tl' uldrJ-tl"r
the current &, made f" deposit metal, pistc o.
wood cutta-Io1,.. 'e.jher. ana iH fret VARIETY Of
Plastic substances which iva, hitherto believed could
never BE- DiEpC,sd. II d, astonishing 10 observe VITA
What ac.y pau'iu- 3. .aG zen ora!en drawing, ol
Plates of copItr can ~ ms E9aa,r be matpict ami
II II same time exactly -ud beautifully. The artist
or imrer makes j. r.rtlr. vill appropriate col
ofs ou 4 ,iivrr-'..4t-i ccrrer. Inc l4I.c- Is
iicu submitted 10 the .f''aIic r-ocr-, whereby We
obtain ai .,8,I cop! oi tie +. ntiu- drawing by
means oi which a.. number oi imFT-,, JON, may arr-
MAID %, produced. Lstu tie shehje-t pencil draw
..s ,au be- ijprOdL, "a az .ba4 la tI., with
,ut tic aid Il bn crgrayer. ii. Aurrl. LoW engaged
Ia bringing cut invention. in WLca 10y process
"a Ctclic and calyauocHpAE ua-uc-ra and pho
.,aIaYl uat .iso - once Dee camuui sized 70 copper
Plates and t.us Ike tie iuIrc sioIs ~ LeHspap per.
ia multiplied 20 any extent. strange Uses these to
which We axe putting the ulUs subtle OF elements Pur
F. tie ar as it csps RON cloud 10 cloud conveying
ouf thoughts with lightning speed through tr phic
h,ryt. ntLtug our battles for usit is now made 70
lcuroduce whatever II beautiful ia nature az wonder
tui IN tie graphic art with skill fr surpassn. the
NEST cunning land oi the artist. The rays OF light
axe made to draw our pictures tie electric current
acts as the engrayer and steam throws on tie impress
s,us faster than they be enumerated by the human
voice.
cLmatDie. or engraving by chemical process, il
also largely carried on N tie imperial c.t4os hnent
ard las supp-I;ed almost every other method % pre-
I'rb- plate, io- charts, ulgs, q. Iir i,1-p E
t..- t,-r-',. .. at' 81 ...e. lc .-,.. -.d Base