Author: BAYNTON-WILLIAMS, ROGER
Title: The art of the printmaker 1500-1860
Description: London : A. & C. Black 2009. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 192 pages; Physical description; 192 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Summary; This text looks at the history of art printing from 1550 to 1860. The cut off date of 1860 reflects the point where printmaking was becoming much more mechanical as opposed to being done mostly by hand. The book looks at the various printmaking techniques and explains the processes involved. This book looks at the history of art printing from 1550 to 1860. The cut off date of 1860 reflects the point at which printmaking was no longer done largely by hand but had becoming much more mechanised. This beautifully illustrated book looks at the various printmaking techniques - explaining the process involved and showing samples of work done in each method. Each chapter has introductory information about the specific technique. but most of the story is told through the images and their detailed captions. The result is a enchanting book that clearly explains the processes and shows the fantastic results that were achieved by early printers. Long-listed for the Berger Prize for British Art History 2010. Biography; Roger Baynton-Williams. a member of the internationally known family firm of Baynton-Williams has been dealing in fine antique maps and prints for over fifty years. His previous book. Investing in Maps. is still considered to be the best introduction to the art of collecting old maps.Subjects; Printing - History. Prints - Technique - History. Prints - Technique. Prints-History. History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600 ; History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800 ; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Prints & printmaking. by Roger Baynton-Williams.Weight in Kg appr.:

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