Drawing & engraving : a brief exposition of technical principles & practice (1892)
Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, 1834-1894 · London ; Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black · leaf 113
re by Amand-Durand All the chief elements of early line engraving are to be foundin this little work. i. The pure significant line in all the outlines of ornaments. 2. Straight lines in shading, not crossed. 3. Straight lines in shading, crossed, principally in thebackground. 4. Curved lines in… … ENGRAVING ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD The verb engrave is an old French word adopted Etymo-logy.by the English language, in which it bears at the present day but one signification, that of marking by incision. In old English the word was used in other senses, with which we need not now trouble the…
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