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A History of Engraving and Etching (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

by Arthur M. Hind

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British Museum Keeper of Prints offers complete history, 15th-century to 1914; accomplishments, influences, artistic merit. 111 illustrations. Chapters include: The Earliest Engravers, The Great Masters of Engraving, The Decline of Original Engraving, The Later Development and Decay of Line-Engraving, Etching in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries, The Tone Processes, and more.

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Alternate titles: A Short History of Engraving and Etching
Original publication date: 1923
Dedication: This Dover Edition is dedicated to the memory of
ARTHUR MAYGER HIND
(1880-1957)
First words: Engraving may be broadly defined as the art of drawing or writing on any substance by means of an incised line.

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Genres: Art & Design, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 765.09 — Arts & recreation Printmaking & prints Metal engraving
LCC: NE400 .H66 — Fine Arts 218-(330) Engraved portraits. Self-portraits Print media History of printmaking
BISAC: ART ART History General
ART ART Techniques Printmaking

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Published: 1923
Genres: Art & Design, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 765.09
LCC: NE400 .H66

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