Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical

Klappentext An impressive combination of historical and practical expertise underlies this valuable source of information about engravers and their techniques. Zusammenfassung A Treatise on Wood Engraving (1839) combines W. A. Chatto's historical interests with the practical insights of the wood-engraver! John Jackson. Containing upwards of three hundred engraved illustrations! the book covers everything from ancient engraved stamps to nineteenth-century woodcuts! culminating in an engaging 'how-to' description of the trade. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Antiquity of engraving; 2. Progress of wood engraving; 3. The invention of typography; 4. Wood engraving in connection with the press; 5. Wood engraving at the time of Albrecht Durer; 6. Further progress and decline of wood engraving; 7. Revival of wood engraving; 8. The practice of wood engraving.

Zusammenfassung
A Treatise on Wood Engraving (1839) combines W. A. Chatto's historical interests with the practical insights of the wood-engraver, John Jackson. Containing upwards of three hundred engraved illustrations, the book covers everything from ancient engraved stamps to nineteenth-century woodcuts, culminating in an engaging 'how-to' description of the trade.

Inhalt

Preface; 1. Antiquity of engraving; 2. Progress of wood engraving; 3. The invention of typography; 4. Wood engraving in connection with the press; 5. Wood engraving at the time of Albrecht Dürer; 6. Further progress and decline of wood engraving; 7. Revival of wood engraving; 8. The practice of wood engraving.