TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stijnman,Ad
TI  - Engraving and etching, 1400-2000: a history of the development of manual intaglio printmaking processes 
SN  - 9781904982715
AV  - NE1634 .S75 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London, Houten, Netherlands
PB  - Archetype Publications, in association with HES and DE GRAAF Publishers
KW  - Intaglio printing
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction. Origin and structure of this study ; Art history and printmaking ; Main issues ; Technique and style ; Working method; -- Antecedents, early developments and dissemination. Engraving ; Intaglio printing ; Etching ; Dissemination of intaglio printmaking techniques; -- The trade in intaglio printmaking. Engravers and plate printers ; Education ; The workshop ; Suppliers; -- Producing the Matrix. The printing plate ; Transferring the design ; Mechanical procedures ; Chemical procedures ; Non-manual procedures; -- Printing the matrix. General ; Printing support ; Printing medium ; Printing press ; Printing procedures ; Colour printing procedures; -- Summary and final conclusions; -- Appendix 1: General chronology of intaglio printmaking processes; -- Appendix 2: Early engravers up to 1500; -- Appendix 3: Terms in print addresses
N2  - "This comprehensively illustrated study is the first of its kind to cover all elements of the trade of engraving and etching throughout six centuries"--Publisher's website
ER  -