A practical manual of wood engraving : with a brief account of the history of the art (1886)
Brown, William Norman · London : C. Lockwood and Co. · leaf 50
WOOD ENGRAVING. ,16 time with the march of events, and the pieces joined together when completed ; large pictures would occupy weeks, instead of days, in “ cut- ting'’ alone. Before quitting this chapter, perhaps it will not be out of place if I make a few remarks respecting these “ bolted "… … Fig. 16. — Showing “ Bolted,” or “Jointed,” Block screwed up. owes its existence, I believe, to the ingenious brain of Mr, Wells, who, about half a century since, placed his idea practically before the public. Before this invention, which really places no limit upon the size of wood blocks, the…
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