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 626
PARATION OP THE WOOD —MODE OF INSERTING A PLUG MAGNIFYING GLASSES AND ENGRAVERS LAMP—DIFFERENT KINDS OF TOOLS—CUTTING TINTS—ENGRAVING IN OUTLINE—CUTS REPRESENTING COLOURAND TEXTURE—MAPS ENGRAVED ON WOOD—THE ADVANTAGES OF LOWERING A BLOCKPREVIOUS TO ENGRAVING THE SUBJECT—CHIARO-SCURO ENGRAVING ON… … EEHAPS no art exercised in this countryis less known to the public than that ofwood engraving ; and hence it arises thatmost persons who have incidentally or evenexpressly written on the subject have com-mitted so many mistakes respecting thepractice. It is from a want of practicalknowledge that we…
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