British Museum Keeper of Prints offers complete history, 15th-century to 1914; accomplishments, influences, artistic merit. 111 illustrations. Chapters include: The Earliest Engravers, The Great Masters of Engraving, The Decline of Original Engraving, The Later Development and Decay of Line-Engraving, Etching in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries, The Tone Processes, and more.
The Complete Etchings of Rembrandt: Reproduced in Original Size by Rembrandt Over 300 works — portraits, landscapes, biblical scenes, allegorical and mythological pictures, and more — reproduced in full size directly from a rare collection of etchings famed for its fine quality and pristine condition.
Pennell’s New York Etchings: 90 Prints by Joseph Pennell Sensitive, impressionistic etchings of New York in first quarter of 20th century. Skyscrapers, churches, bridges, parks, railroads, much more. Deceptively casual etchings by major illustrator, disciple of Whistler.
Making Woodcuts and Wood Engravings: Lessons by a Modern Master by Hans Alexander Mueller An indispensable guide to creating woodcut masterpieces, this volume offers instructions that range from using the simplest strokes to making intricate multicolor print blocks. Easy-to-follow instructions are complemented by 98 illustrations, many in color.
Impressionist Prints of Childe Hassam by Childe Hassam, Joseph S. Czestochowski 94 black-and-white etchings, drypoints, and lithographs are representative works of famed painter-turned-printmaker whose art preserved a vanished American landscape and a genteel, middle-class way of life.
Engravings by Hogarth by William Hogarth Rake's Progress, Harlot's Progress, Illustrations for Hudibras, Before and After, Beer Street, and Gin Lane, 96 more. Commentary by Sean Shesgreen.
Senefelder on Lithography: The Classic 1819 Treatise by Alois Senefelder From the father of this world-changing technology — vivid account of the medium's invention and a master's course in its application, including tips on tools and materials used in the process. 15 black-and-white illustrations
