The Technologist
The Technologist is a London periodical of 1861 published by Kent & Co., aimed at readers interested in applied technology and the mechanical arts. Its pages carry numbered engraved figures of natural objects, such as fossil or shell-like forms, shown from several sides to aid identification. The pictures are fine black line engravings on cream paper, with hatching that models rounded surfaces; a designer might borrow their organic pattern, cellular texture, and pitted surface structure for textile or surface motifs.
