A History of Wood-Engraving |
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| Author:
| Woodberry, George |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7227-4851-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2018 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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A History of Wood-EngravingGeorge edward WoodberryFirst edition. A comprehensive survey of British wood engraving. This work commences with the historical influences on various engravers - Palaeolithic, Chinese, Egyptian and Greek engraving. It then goes on to discuss in detail the works and techniques of all the influential nineteenth and twentieth century engravers - Blake, Bewick, Gill, Nash, Underwood, Craig, etc. Contains biographical notes and 400 black-and-white illustrations....
More DescriptionA History of Wood-EngravingGeorge edward WoodberryFirst edition. A comprehensive survey of British wood engraving. This work commences with the historical influences on various engravers - Palaeolithic, Chinese, Egyptian and Greek engraving. It then goes on to discuss in detail the works and techniques of all the influential nineteenth and twentieth century engravers - Blake, Bewick, Gill, Nash, Underwood, Craig, etc. Contains biographical notes and 400 black-and-white illustrations. Well preserved copy. 407 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 4to