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Practical instruction in the art of wood engraving : for persons wishing to learn the art without an instructor : containing a description of tools and apparatus used, and explaining the manner of engraving various classes of work : also, a history of the art, from its origin to the present time (1876)

Emerson, William A. (William Andrew), 1851- · East Douglas [Mass.] : C.J. Batcheller · leaf 22

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12 WOOD ENGRAVING. most celebrated. An elaborate account of these Is given in “The History and Practice of Wood Engraving,” a valuable standard work, by John Jackson. Fig. 2. … These engravings, although coarse, show an advance- ment in the Art, and about that time, whole books of text were engraved on wood. But the Art was to un- dergo a change. The invention of movable metal type* wedged together in an iron frame, was to supersede the engraved type blocks; and the…

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