Chapin, Willis O · New York: Harper & Bros. · leaf 22
. Its ady^^^ was coincident with the revival ofclassical learning and the general resus-citation of art; its career of usefulnesshas been contemporary with that of itsAs an industry, as a means of recordingevents and displaying ornamental work, engraving was prac-tised in remote antiquity; but as… … sister art, printing. 2 THE MASTERS AND MASTERPIECES OF ENGRAVING There can be little doubt that relief engraving was themethod first employed, suggested by the familiar practice ofstamping initial letters, signatures, and designs ; and as printingfrom the surface, or projections, of the block or…
Engraving · Engravers
Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
