and fresco painting. It also researches on Art history, digital reproduction, printing processes and materials, and restoration techniques of mural art. In cooperation with the German Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, the IOF provides online access to the collection a 40,000 images archive of European wall and mural paintings which have been compiled in the last years of World War II on direct order of Adolf Hitler to preserve the images for a later reconstruction in case of war damages. It also offers free online access to the institute's “World of Ornaments”: an archive of European wall and mural paintings that covers the period between the Gothic ages to the end of the 19th century. This archive consists of 5,000 motifs based on the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornaments from the 19th-century chromo-lithographic tradition: Auguste Racinet's L“'Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II“ from 1875 to 1888 and “M. Dupont-Auberville's L'Ornement des tissus” from 1877. The IOF also is participating in museum and exhibition projects of mural and fresco art. Applications of frescographies Frescographies can be found in the Lanner Lehar Hall of the Vienna town hall or the world's largest cruising ship, Royal Clipper. Material and printers Since frescography is based on digital printing methods, various materials ranging from canvas, ceramics, or glass to PVC, depending on the material the printer supports. One of the most commonly used materials is Digimura FINO 300gsm. This is mainly due to its fine-grain surface finish, which is ideal for both high-end graphics and art photography. The paper's fine raised rivulets also make it extremely well-suited to frescographies in large spaces and ambient backdrops. Commonly frescographies are printed on Wide-format printers such as Efi's Vutek printer. References External links Virtual Design Studio Website Zuber et Cie AmourPrints Printing software Printmaking Decorative arts