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Bouchot, Henri,1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C.(Edward Clements),1838?-1899, Grevel, H, Einsle, Anton,1848-1897 · London, H. Grevel & Co. · leaf 90
>o. The Italian illustrators, whether they operated simply onwood, or, as some writers have it, engraved their cuts in _relief … Fig. 34.—Plate from the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, printed by AldusManutius, in 1499. on metal, always brought their figures conspicuously forward,by making the surroundings more accentuated and often dottedover, thus forming a dark background. This was also theordinary process in their ornaments,…
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