A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical
A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical was written by William Andrew Chatto with the engraver John Jackson and first published in 1839; this is the second edition of 1861, with additions by the publisher Henry G. Bohn. The historical chapters trace engraving from antiquity through early block prints and the invention of typography, the woodcuts that illustrated the first printed books, the age of Dürer, the decline of the art, and its revival with Thomas Bewick and his school. A final chapter explains the practice of the craft. Hundreds of reproduced engravings make it a visual history as well. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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