A treatise on wood engravings : historical and practical (1881)
Chatto, William Andrew, 1799-1864, Jackson, John, 1801-1848, Bohn, Henry G. (Henry George), 1796-1884 · New York : J. W. Bouton · leaf 255
k thatno improvement in the arts of designand engraving can originate on thisside of the Alps. According to theiraccount, chiaro-scuro engraving on woodwas first introduced by Ugo da Carpi, who executed several pieces inthat manner from the designs of Eaffaele. But, though confident intheir… … * Chiaro-scuros are executed by means of two or more blocks, in imitation ot a drawingin sepia, India ink, or any other colour of two or more shades. The older chiaro-scuros areseldom executed with more than three blocks ; on the first of which the general outline ofthe subject and the stronger…
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