Printing process that produces images in line and with little tonal quality; the plate, usually of copper, is incised using a burin, the slight burr produced is scraped away, and the plate is inked for intaglio printing. OCA
This term has 20,804 records attributed within our system.
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300053231
14yrs ago
Author:
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim
Illustrator:
David, François Anne
Illustrator:
Sibire, Mlle
Bookseller:
Leblanc
Author:
Resta, Sebastiano
Illustrator:
Bouttats, Frederik II
Illustrator:
Jode, Pieter I de
Illustrator:
Jode, Pieter II de
Illustrator:
Hollar, Wenceslaus
Illustrator:
Pontius, Paulus
Illustrator:
Vorsterman, Johannes
Illustrator:
Waumans, Coenrad
Bookseller:
Payne, Olive
Bookseller:
Toms, William Henry
Author:
Watelet, Claude Henri
Illustrator:
Watelet, Claude Henri
Illustrator:
Lecomte, Marguerite
Illustrator:
Pierre, Jean Baptiste Marie
Printer:
Guerin, H. L.
Printer:
Delatour, L. F.
Author:
Du Fresnoy, Charles Alphonse
Contributor:
Dryden, John
Contributor:
Graham, Richard
Gribelin, Simon
Cooke, Henry
Publisher:
Rogers, W. (publisher)
Printer:
Heptinsall, J.
Author:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Illustrator:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Publisher:
Bertram Rota
Printer:
Carter, Sebastian
Binder (person):
Fine Bindery
Printmaker:
Monogrammist L
(Attributed)
Printmaker:
Mey, Raphael de
(Possibly)
Printmaker:
Lucas van Leyden
(In imitation of)
Author:
Lecuire, Pierre
Publisher:
Lecuire, Pierre
Printmaker:
Aguayo, Fermín
Printmaker:
Asse, Geneviève
Printmaker:
César (César Baldaccini)
Printmaker:
Charchoune, Serge
Printmaker:
Etienne-Martin
Printmaker:
Garache, Claude
Printmaker:
Marq, Charles
Printmaker:
Messagier, Jean
Printmaker:
Moore, Henry Spencer
Printmaker:
Pagava, Vera
Printmaker:
Simon, Brigitte
Printmaker:
Szenes, Arpad
Printmaker:
Tal-Coat, Pierre
Printmaker:
Ubac, Raoul
Printmaker:
Vieira da Silva, Maria Helena
Printmaker:
Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista de'
Painter:
Andrea del Sarto
(After)
Author:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Illustrator:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Typographer:
Carter, Will
Printer:
Carter, Will
Printer:
Rampant Lions Press
Publisher:
Bertram Rota
Paper maker:
Richard de Bas Mill
Paper maker:
Mason, John (book binder)
Binder (person):
Percival, George
Author:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Illustrator:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Typographer:
Carter, Sebastian
Printer:
Carter, Sebastian
Printer:
Rampant Lions Press
Publisher:
Bertram Rota
Binder (person):
Percival, George
Author:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Illustrator:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Designer:
Carter, Will
Printer:
Carter, Will
Designer:
Carter, Sebastian
Printer:
Carter, Sebastian
Printer:
Rampant Lions Press
Publisher:
Twelve by Eight
Paper maker:
Richard de Bas Mill
Paper maker:
Mason, John (book binder)
Binder (person):
Percival, George
Printmaker:
Passe, Willem de
Draughtsman:
Passe, Crispijn I de
(After)
Publisher:
Passe, Crispijn I de
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