Steel-Engraved Book Illustration in England

ISBN-13: 9780367548568 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 278 str.

Basil Hunnisett

Opis

First published in 1980, Steel-Engraved Book Illustration in England is a detailed and comprehensive survey of the steel engravings that were so popular in the nineteenth century. It will appeal to anyone interested in the history of printing and illustration.

Spis treści

List of plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter one: Introducting the steel engraving; Chapter two: Siderography and after; Chapter three: Warren's steel plates; Chapter four: The art of steel engraving; Chapter five: The corporate life of the engravers; Chapter six: Some steel engravers; Chapter seven: The artists; Chapter eight: The books; Chapter nine: Publishing and the publishers; Chapter ten: Plate printing and the printers; Chapter eleven: Decline of the art; Notes; Appendix; Index

O autorze

Basil Hunnisett