Veille - Exposition : « The Business of Prints, 1400–1850 » (The British Museum, Londres, 21 September 2017-28 January 2018)

This wide-ranging exhibition selects fine examples from the nation’s print collection to look at how prints were created, developed, bought and sold in the period 1400–1850. Before photography, each pictorial image had to be made by hand. The process involved expert craftsmen at every stage, from initial design through to completed print. The printing trade employed thousands of people in the 450 years it flourished in Europe and produced everything from banknotes, maps and music to portraits..