Chapin, Willis O · New York: Harper & Bros. · leaf 302
m the surface of his block everything except the linesof his design; these he left untouched, standing in relief. Theimpressions from his block were therefore fac-similes of his EARLY WOOD-ENGRAVING 215 design, more or less perfect, according to the care and skillbestowed upon the work. The lines… … THE FARM - YARD — From Bewicks Birds Durer or Holbein, there is a multitude of skilful wood - en-gravers who would find litde real difificulty in engraving thesame designs in fac-simile, if drawn for them upon the blocks.While Durer and Holbein furnished the designs, and in manyinstances…
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