On the Processes for the Production of Ex Libris (Book-Plates)

by John Vinycomb

5.—MEZZOTINT ENGRAVING.

Produced by roughening the surface of the plate by a rocking tool, and the lights and shades attained by scraping and burnishing. Seldom used for small work, but largely used combined with Nos. 1 and 2 for prints and pictures. The small French print of the Virgin and Child, reproduced by half-tone process block, represents fairly well the character of the work. ([See example under “Half-tone Process Blocks.”])