An inquiry into the origin and early history of engraving : upon copper and in wood, with an account of engravers and their works, from the invention of chalcography by Maso Finiguerra, to the time of Marc' Antonio Raimondi (1816)
Ottley, William Young, 1771-1836, Beckford, William, 1760-1844, former owner. CMalG, Bromley, William, 1769-1842, Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528, Edwards, George, 1694-1773. CMalG, Swaine, John, 1775-1860 · London : Printed for John and Arthur Arch by J. M'Creery · leaf 292
esting, although it is of less remote antiquity; asthe effect of the engraved figures is enlivened in some places byparallel hatchings, similar to those used in copper-plate engraving inmodern times. The learned Buonarroti, by whom it is described,observes that it would be sufficient to occasion… … * tt Osservazioni Istoriche sopra alcuni Medaglioni Antichi. Proemio, p. xvii. 4to Roma, I698. -mi THE PROCESS OF WORKING IN NIELLO, [chap. iv. Vasari, who has been sometimes not improperly styled theHerodotus of modern art, informs us, that we are indebted, for theimportant invention of…
