The practical book of early American arts and crafts (1916)
Eberlein, Harold Donaldson, McClure, Abbot, 1879-, Bainbridge, Mabel Foster, 1885- · Philadelphia, London, J.B. Lippincott Company · leaf 388
Art HAND-BLOCK PRINTING 301 uncut surface of the block or traced upon paper andpasted on. With a sharp knife it was then cut out andthe background gouged out to a depth sufficient to insurea clear impression. Some of the blocks were large(Fig. 1), while otherswere very small (Fig. 2) andoften of… … Fio. 2. A, Obverse of small Handblock. B, Section of same showing irregular shape andcomparative thickness. C, Detail of same. Frishmuth Collection, Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. for each colour. As a matter of fact, in the home-doneblock printing more than one colour was very…
Decorative arts -- United States History · Collectors and collecting
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