The art of the printmaker
Subtitle: 1500-1860
By: by Roger Baynton-Williams
Publisher: A. & C. Black
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781408112663
Subjects: Printing; History; Imprimerie; Histoire; Druckgrafik; Graphische Technik
Description: This text looks at the history of art printing from 1550 to 1860. The cut off date of 1860 reflects the point where printmaking was becoming much more mechanical as opposed to being done mostly by hand. The book looks at the various printmaking techniques and explains the processes involved.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The printing processes. Woodcuts and wood engraving ; Intaglio ; Line engraving ; Etching ; Drypoint etching ; Mezzotint ; Stipple engraving ; Soft ground etching ; Aquatint ; Mixed methods ; Intaglio colour printing ; Lithography ; Transfer lithographs ; Multi-block colour printing ; Glass pictures ; Transparent prints ; Proofs and letters.