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 242
od engraving. It is easy to judge of the resourcespresented by this art. We are compelled to haverecourse to England to accomplish our work. Peaceto willing publishers ! CURMER S PUBLICATIONS. 231 Curmer acknowledges the importance of Englishspeciahsts in this new process for vignettes, and… … Fig. 96.—Vignette by Daumier for the Cholera a Paris. He desired to illustrate books for everybody, as thegreat booksellers of the last century had illustratedtheir rare editions for a small number of privilegedpersons. But he did not always confine himself towood engraving; he also employed…
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