The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880, tr · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 378
w them. ENGRAVING. Origin of Wood-Engraving.—The St. Christopher of 1423.—The Virgin and Child Jesus.—Theearliest Masters of Wood-Engraving.—Bernard Milnet.—Engraving in Camdicu.—Origin ofEngraving on Metal.—The Pax of Maso Finiguerra.—The earliest Engravers on Metal.—Niello Work.—Le Maître of… … LMOST all authors who have devoted themselvesto investigate this subject have asserted, butdoubtless very erroneously, that engraving onmetal was naturally derived from engraving onwood. Nevertheless, any one who gives but aslight consideration to the difference existing be-tween the two processes…
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