CONTENTS

CHAPTER IPAGE
Introduction and Description of the Origins of
Wood-block Printing—Its Uses for Personal
Artistic Expression, for Reproduction of
Decorative Designs, and as a Fundamental
Training for Student of Printed Decoration[1]
CHAPTER II
General Description of the Operation of Printing
from a Set of Blocks[9]
CHAPTER III
Description of the Materials and Tools required
for Block Cutting[17]
CHAPTER IV
Block Cutting and the Planning of Blocks[23]
CHAPTER V
Preparation of Paper, Ink, Colour, and Paste for
Printing[47]
CHAPTER VI
Detailed Method of Printing—The Printing
Tools, Baren and Brushes[61]
CHAPTER VII
Principles and Main Considerations in Designing
Wood-block Prints—Their Application to
Modern Colour Printing[81]
CHAPTER VIII
Co-operative Printing[89]
APPENDIX
Prints and Collotype Plates[94]
Books of Reference[129]
INDEX[130]

ILLUSTRATIONS

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1.Plan of Work-table[11]
2.Block Mounted with Cross Ends to prevent Warping[18]
3.Drawing of the Knife[19]
4.Sizes of Chisels[20]
5.Short Chisel in Split Handle[21]
6.Mallet[21]
7.Position of the Hands in using the Knife[30]
8.Another Position of the Hands in using the Knife[31]
9.Knife Cuts in Section[33]
10.Diagram of Knife Cuts[33]
11.Method of Holding Gouge[35]
12.Clearing of Wood between Knife Cuts[35]
13.Position of Register Marks[37]
14.Register Marks[37]
15.Register Marks (Section of)[38]
16.Section of Colour-block[42]
17.Drawing of Sizing of Paper[49]
18.Cork of Ink-bottle with Wad for Preservative[56]
19.Method of Re-covering Baren[64]
20.Drawing of Brushes[66]
21.Manner of Holding the Paper[70]
22.Manner of using the Baren[72]