• (n.) The art of making prints from the natural grain of wood. • (n.) A method pf printing in colors upon wood for purposes of house decoration. • (n.) The art of engraving on wood. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/xylography/
(from the article `printing`) Xylography, the art of printing from wood carving, the existence and importance of which in China was never suspected by Marco Polo, appeared in ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/x/3
Xy·log'ra·phy noun [ Xylo- + -graphy : confer French xylographie .] 1. The art of engraving on wood. 2. The art of making prints from the natural grain of wood. Knight. 3. A method pf printing in colors upon wood for purposes of house decoration... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/X/3
Rarely used term for woodblock printing. Also the mechanical reproduction of wood grain for decorative purposes. Found on http://www.rexart.com/glossary.html