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A History of Wood Engraving, written by George E. Woodberry and originally published in 1883, is a comprehensive guide to the art of wood engraving. The book explores the history of wood engraving, from its earliest origins to its development as a popular form of illustration... Read Full Overview

This classic volume offers a comprehensive history of wood engraving from its early origins to the 19th century. With discussions of key engravers and techniques, as well as examples of their work, A History of Wood Engraving is an essential reference for anyone interested... Read Full Overview

This classic volume offers a comprehensive history of wood engraving from its early origins to the 19th century. With discussions of key engravers and techniques, as well as examples of their work, A History of Wood Engraving is an essential reference for anyone interested... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

CONTENTS The Origin of the Art The Block-Books Early Printed Books in the North Early Italian Wood-Engraving Albert D?rer and His Successors Hans Holbein The Decline and Extinction of the Art Modern Wood-Engraving A List of the Principal Works upon Wood-Engraving Useful to Students... Read Full Overview

"A History of Wood-Engraving", by George Edward Woodberry. George Edward Woodberry was an America literary critic and poet (1855-1930).

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

""A History of Wood Engraving"" is a comprehensive book written by George E. Woodberry in 1883 that explores the art of wood engraving. The book provides an in-depth look at the history of wood engraving, from its origins in ancient times to its development into a popular art... Read Full Overview

A History of Wood-Engraving is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher... Read Full Overview