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- catalog abstract "This study, which is illustrated with over 150 pictures, recounts the history of steel engraving from its beginnings in the decorative arts to its heyday with the rapid development of the print industry in the 19th century. Engraved on Steel focuses on engraving and engravers, exploring the use of steel engraving in both the decorative arts and in printing, but Basil Hunnisett also describes the context of the steel engraver's work. The processes by which steel engraving became one of the most widely used forms of printing in the 19th century are described in detail as are the developments in the print industry, paper manufacture and publishing that determined its history. The activities of print publishers are also examined, including those of the Art Unions.".
- catalog contributor b10028382.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "1. The prehistory of steel engraving -- 2. The quest for the unforgeable document -- 3. Mezzotints on steel -- 4. British steel line engraving: books -- 5. British steel line engraving: prints, maps, book plates -- 6. Other intaglio prints on steel; paper, equipment -- 7. German steel engraving -- 8. French steel engraving -- 9. Steel engraving in other European countries -- 10. American steel engraving -- 11. Twentieth-century steel engraving.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-366) and index.".
- catalog description "This study, which is illustrated with over 150 pictures, recounts the history of steel engraving from its beginnings in the decorative arts to its heyday with the rapid development of the print industry in the 19th century. Engraved on Steel focuses on engraving and engravers, exploring the use of steel engraving in both the decorative arts and in printing, but Basil Hunnisett also describes the context of the steel engraver's work. The processes by which steel engraving became one of the most widely used forms of printing in the 19th century are described in detail as are the developments in the print industry, paper manufacture and publishing that determined its history. The activities of print publishers are also examined, including those of the Art Unions.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 387 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Engraved on steel.".
- catalog identifier "0859679713 (cloth)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Engraved on steel.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Aldershhot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate,".
- catalog relation "Engraved on steel.".
- catalog subject "765/.09/034 20".
- catalog subject "Engravers Biography.".
- catalog subject "Engraving 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Engraving 20th century.".
- catalog subject "NE485 .H86 1996".
- catalog subject "NE485 .H86 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The prehistory of steel engraving -- 2. The quest for the unforgeable document -- 3. Mezzotints on steel -- 4. British steel line engraving: books -- 5. British steel line engraving: prints, maps, book plates -- 6. Other intaglio prints on steel; paper, equipment -- 7. German steel engraving -- 8. French steel engraving -- 9. Steel engraving in other European countries -- 10. American steel engraving -- 11. Twentieth-century steel engraving.".
- catalog title "Engraved on steel : the history of picture production using steel plates / Basil Hunnisett.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".