Burn, Robert Scott · London : Ingram, Cooke, and Co. · leaf 153
ck, and suiting it, by the motion of the left hand, to the action of thegraver. As the wood-engraver requires a strong and clear light, he generally,when working at night, employs either a glass globe filled with water, or 144 ILLUSTRATED LONDON DRAWING-BOOK. a large lens, to concentrate the light… … GLASS GLOBii. In taking a proof, the wood-engraver employs a small ball to ink it,and a blunt-edged burnisher to rub off the impression, which is usually takenon India paper, a piece of card being placed above, to equalise the friction,and to prevent the lines being broken. The wood-engraver who…
Drawing · Wood-engraving
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