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The masters and master-pieces of engraving (1894)

Chapin, Willis O · New York: Harper & Bros. · leaf 305

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and engraved by Luke Clennell original artist, translating his design into the language of hisart. White line, white space, and flat or solid blacks are themeans employed, and the natural expression of the art. Bythis method the engravers success does not depend upon me- 2i8 THE MASTERS AND… … THE STRANDED SHIP — By Clennell necessary, except in the white lines, as almost every effect canbe obtained without it. The white lines are as easily crossedas the black lines in intaglio engraving, being drawn with theburin ; the engraver is not compelled to dig out little particlesof wood where…

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