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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 655

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from the engraved parts by amoderately deep and wide furrow, and is covered with a piece ofpaper serving as a frishet in taking a proof impression by means offriction. In clearing away such of tlie black parts in the precedingcut as require to be removed, it is necessary to proceed with greatcare… … Sculptures and bas-reliefs of any kind are generally best representedby simple outlines, with delicate parallel lines, running horizontally, torepresent the ground. The following cut is from 9, design by Flaxmanfor the front of a gold snuff-box made by Eundell and Bridge for GeorgeTV. about 1827.…

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