Photos are a key part of any newspaper article. There’s a reason for the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”. But back in the early days of newspapers, how were photos added to articles? The ...

The origins of block printing in Rajasthan can be traced back over 500 years, with its development closely linked to royal patronage. Rulers sought luxurious textiles adorned with elaborate ...

Block printing, in which ink is applied to carved woodcuts and printed onto paper or cloth, arrived in Europe from China in the 1200s. This technique quickly became a popular way to reproduce ...

The heritage craft of creating designs on fabric using wooden blocks; called block printing, was born in India nearly 450 years ago. The process uses wooden blocks to imprint an outline of a ...