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 654
ence withsuch as consist of little more than outline, and have no shades expressedby cross-lines. The first step in Qxecuting such a subject is to cut awhite line on each side of the pencilled lines which are to remain inrelief of the height of the plane surface of the block, and to form… … It is, however, necessaiy to observe that all the parts which require tobe blocked away have been purposely retained in this cut in order toshow more clearly the manner in which it is executed; for the engraverusually cuts away as he proceeds all the black masses seen within thesubject. A wide…
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