Definitions for Lithophane
litho·phane

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1. lithophanenoun

   A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light

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1. Lithophane

   A lithophane (French: lithophanie) is an etched or molded artwork in very thin translucent porcelain or plastic that can be seen clearly only when back lit with a light source. It is a design or scene in intaglio that appears "en grisaille" (in gray) tones. Lithophane pictures have three-dimensional characteristics and change their appearance as the light source angle and brilliance is changed. The picture types have a wide range varying from commemorative events to noteworthy people. Many historians argue that the inspiration for the idea of a lithophane originally came from China nearly a thousand years ago in the Tang Dynasty. European lithophanes were first produced at the same time in France, Germany, Prussia, and England in the 1820s. Lithophanes by the hundreds of thousands were made in the middle of the eighteen hundreds by several European porcelain factories. It is a sophisticated form of art with many steps and is done by trained craftspeople. Lithophane pictures come in various formats from windows to fireplace screens. They are commonly noted in souvenir ornaments, beer steins, mug bottoms, and lamp shades.

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1. Lithophanenoun

   porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by transmitted light, -- as when hung in a window, or used as a lamp shade

2. Etymology: [Litho- + Gr. fai`nein to show, reveal.]

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1. Lithophane

   A lithophane is an etched or molded artwork in thin very translucent porcelain that can only be seen clearly when back lit with a light source. It is a design or scene in intaglio that appears "en grisaille" tones. A lithophane presents a three dimensional image - completely different from two dimensional engravings and daguerreotypes that are "flat". The images change characteristics depending on the light source behind them. Window lithophane panel scenes change throughout the day depending upon the amount of sunlight. The varying lightsource is what makes lithophanes more interesting to the viewer than two dimensional pictures. The word "lithophane" derives from Greek "litho", which is from "lithos" which means stone or rock, and "phainein" meaning "to cause to appear" or "to cause to appear suddenly". From this is derived a meaning for lithophane of "light in stone" or to "appear in stone" as the three dimensional image appears suddendly when lit with a back light source. European lithophanes were first produced nearly at the same time in France, Germany, Prussia, and England around the later part of the 1820s. Many times historians credit Baron Paul de Bourging with inventing the process "email ombrant" of lithophanes in 1827 in France. Robert Griffith Jones acquired Bourging's rights in 1828 and licensed out to English factories to make them. The English factories sometimes used the name "lithophane" for specimens of ordinary "email ombrant." Some say however it was Georg Friedrich Christoph of Prussia that actually perfected the true lithophane process in 1828. Others say the technique was developed in Berlin and other parts of Germany by such manufacturers as Königlichen Porzellan-Manufaktur and Porzellanmanufactur. This is why sometimes lithophanes are referred to as "Berlin transparency." There is a well known mark of Ad'T' on lithophanes from Rubles, near Melun in France. It is thought to be the mark of Baron A. de Tremblay, however some scholars on the subject think he only made earthenware and not true lithophanes and the mark belongs to a yet unknown source.

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1. Lithophane

   lith′o-fān, n. ornamental porcelain with pictures which show through the transparency. [Gr. lithos, stone, phainesthai, to appear.]

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1. anthophile

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lithophane in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lithophane in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lithophane
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithophane
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lithophane
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Lithophane
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Lithophane