Engraving and etching, 1400-2000 : a history of the development of manual intaglio printmaking processes / Ad Stijnman.

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.

"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.