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Excerpt from A Brief History of Wood-Engraving From Its Invention
The most important of them are, Dr. Dibdin''s celebrated bibliographical works; A Treatise on mod-engraving; by w.a. Chatto, of which a new edition has lately been issued ''wood-engraving in Italy in the 15th Century,'' by Dr. Lippmann; and, above all, The Masters of wood-engraving: a magnificent folio volume written by Mr. v. J. Linton himself a. Master - who, besides giving us the benefit of his technical knowledge obtained by the practice of the art for fifty years, presents us with copies, from blocks engraved by himself, of the most celebrated woodcuts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
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The most important of them are, Dr. Dibdin''s celebrated bibliographical works; A Treatise on mod-engraving; by w.a. Chatto, of which a new edition has lately been issued ''wood-engraving in Italy in the 15th Century,'' by Dr. Lippmann; and, above all, The Masters of wood-engraving: a magnificent folio volume written by Mr. v. J. Linton himself a. Master - who, besides giving us the benefit of his technical knowledge obtained by the practice of the art for fifty years, presents us with copies, from blocks engraved by himself, of the most celebrated woodcuts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Joseph Cundall
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ISBN - 9780266269137
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 142
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Author
Joseph Cundall
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ISBN - 9781330382660
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 144
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