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 418
the beautiful design of Truth rescued by Time—Veeitas FiliaTempoeis—occurs as a tail-piece on the last page of the work. Thiscut occurs not unfrequently in works published by Giolito, by whomI believe the Sorti was printed ; and two or three of the other cutscontained in the volume are to be found… … The wood engravers of Venice about the middle of the sixteenthcentury appear to have excelled all other Italian wood engravers, andfor the delicacy of their execution they rivalled those of Lyons, whoat that period were chiefly distinguished for the neat and delicatemanner of theit engraving small…
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