The practical book of early American arts and crafts (1916)
Eberlein, Harold Donaldson, McClure, Abbot, Bainbridge, Mabel Foster · Philadelphia : Lippincott · leaf 388
Art HAND-BLOCK PRINTING 301 uncut surface of the block or traced upon paper andpasted on. With a sharp knife it was then cut out andthe background gouged out to a depth sufficient to insurea clear impression. Some of the blocks were large(Fig. 1), while others were very small (Fig. 2) andoften of… … Fig. 2. A, Obverse of small Handblock. B, Section of same showing irregular shape andcomparative thicknesa. C, Detail of same. Frishmuth ColIectioDt Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. for each colour. As a matter of fact, in the home-doneblock printing more than one colour was very…
Decoration and ornament · Antiques
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