1st Edition

Steel-Engraved Book Illustration in England

By Basil Hunnisett Copyright 1980
284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

282 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1980, Steel-Engraved Book Illustration in England is a detailed and comprehensive survey of the steel engravings that were so popular in the nineteenth century. With an extensive range of illustrations, the book refutes the assumption that steel engravings are of little artistic value or importance, a common attitude rooted largely in the connection between steel... Read more
List of plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter one: Introducting the steel engraving; Chapter two: Siderography and after; Chapter three: Warren's steel plates; Chapter four: The art of steel engraving; Chapter five: The corporate life of the engravers; Chapter six: Some steel engravers; Chapter seven: The artists; Chapter eight: The books; Chapter nine: Publishing and the publishers; Chapter ten: Plate printing and the printers; Chapter eleven: Decline of the art; Notes; Appendix; Index

Biography

Basil Hunnisett