acrography/æˈkɹɒɡɹəfi/EtymologyFrom acro- + -graphy.nounA method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.“Meanwhile, we may observe that the most extraordinary example of acrography is a medallion of Addinos, engraved in a similar style to that of Collas's priest, and not distinguishable from its productions except by the liars being imperfect.”An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.“A characteristic of the Ebla scientific lists, to which Chapter VIII will be dedicated, is the redaction according to the principle of acrography, which orders the entries on the basis of the initial formative elements, a principle adopted many centuries later in Mesopotamia.”Decorative plasterwork of various styles used in Middle Eastern architecture.“One of the architectural arts is acrography or plaster work which has had its own form and style in each historical period.”