Engraving for Illustration: Historical and Practical Notes

by Joseph Kirkbride

Historical and Practical Notes

BY
JOSEPH KIRKBRIDE

WITH TWO PLATES BY INK PHOTO PROCESS
AND SIX ILLUSTRATIONS

LONDON
SCOTT, GREENWOOD & CO.
10 LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

NEW YORK
D. VAN NOSTRAND CO.
23 MURRAY STREET
1903

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CONTENTS
	PAGE
CHAPTER I
Its Inception. A Theory of Evolution—A Distinct Progress	[1]
CHAPTER II
Wood Engraving. Rise and Progress—Block Books—Durer'sInfluence—Hans Holbein—A Renaissance—Comparisonand Justification—The Illustrator	[5]
CHAPTER III
Metal Engraving. The Invention—EarlyEngravers—National Characteristics—A Progressive Review	[18]
CHAPTER IV
Engraving in England. Introduction of MetalEngraving—Notable British Engravers—Summary	[26]
CHAPTER V
Etching. Early Records—Descriptive—Rembrandt'sInfluence—Wenceslaus Hollar	[38]
Mezzotint. Invention—Description—ArtisticQualities—Dilettanti Art—A Modern Mezzo Engraver	[38]
CHAPTER VI
The Engraver's Task. Inartistic Work—ConstructiveElements—Outline—Extraneous Matter—Composition—Lightand Shade—Expression—Perspective—Execution	[48]
CHAPTER VII
Photo "Process" Engraving. A Progressive Process—Commercialand Artistic Features—"Line" Process—"Half Tone"—ArtisticRestoration—Tri-chromatography—Photogravure	[57]
CHAPTER VIII
Appreciative Criticism. An Educative Principle—AnAnalysis—Realism in Art Retrospect	[66]
Index	[70]
[!-- H2 anchor --] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FIG.
Plate I.	[Frontispiece]
1. Old Wood Engraving (Erenburg Castle)	[Facing p. 10]
2. Modern Wood Engraving (The Goose Fountain, Nuremburg)	[" 14]
3. Old Wood Engraving	[" 28]
4. Modern Wood Engraving	[" 54]
5. Cross Section of Cyanide Furnace	[Page 59]
6. Process Engraving	[Facing p. 60]
Plate II.	[" 64]