The printed book, its history, illustration, and adornment, from the days of Gutenberg to the present time (1887)
Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899 · London, H. Grevel and co. · leaf 222
f a more solid character than the French,although English art, especially in the decoration of the REVIVAL OF WOOD ENGRAVING. 211 Book, owes much to French initiation. It is curiousto read now the opinion of a contemporary Frenchengraver on English art. Choffard, in the prefaceto Basans… … Fig. 90.—Tailpiece engraved on wood by John Baptist Papillon(before 1766). However, what had become of engraving by cuttingin reverse, the figure in relief, from which printingcould be done ? It had, we may think, nearly dis-appeared in the midst of the continued invasion of theburin and etching.…
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