A relief process in which the design is cut into and printed from the grain end of a wood block; distinct from "woodcut (process)," which is a relief process using the plank side of a wood block.
This term has 4,744 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Technique
300053303
13yrs ago
Printmaker:
Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman:
Millais, John Everett
(After)
Printmaker:
Landells, Ebenezer
Draughtsman:
Delamotte, William Alfred
(After)
Author:
Spenser, Edmund
Illustrator:
Sandford, Lettice
Printer:
Sandford, Christopher
Publisher:
Boar's Head Press
Author:
Bingley, Barbara
Illustrator:
Sandford, Lettice
Printer:
Sandford, Christopher
Publisher:
Boar's Head Press
Author:
Nerval, Gérard de
Translator:
Holland, Vyvyan
Illustrator:
Sandford, Lettice
Designer:
Sandford, Christopher
Printer:
Sandford, Christopher
Publisher:
Boar's Head Press
Publisher:
First Edition Club
Binder (person):
Messrs. Nevett Ltd.
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