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 96
yle of the designs and of the engraving; and that the figures are verylike the ancient sculptures in the churches of Germany. If by theterm Gothic he means rude and tasteless, I differ with him entirely;for, though there be great sameness in the subjects, yet the figures,generally, are more… … The above group,—from that which Heineken considers the firstedition,—in which the figures are of the size of the originals, is takenfrom the seventh subject in Mr. Ottleys enumeration ;* that is, from theupper portion of the fourth cut. The text is the 14th verse of the 1st chapter of the Song of…
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