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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Rare Books
The Illustrative Processes: Etching
Etching falls under the intaglio and engraving category of printmaking, where the printing press applies great force to push ink into lines. Though an etching is an engraving, not all… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
The Illustrative Processes: Engraving
Engraving has suffered from an identity crisis, perhaps born from its ubiquity. Humans have used engraving as a tool for expression in every era and every place, from prehistoric cave… Read More
Rare Books 101
Rare Books 101: Caring for Your Rare Books
While collectors worry a great deal about caring for their rare books, the good news is that most rare book maintenance is common sense. Happily, we live in one of… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Rare Books
The Weird and the Wonderful: Metropolitan Opera Fine Art
Less a book than a portfolio of rare art prints, this collection of limited edition poster prints–each one of just 25–displays the innovative poster art created for the Metropolitan Opera…. Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
The Illustrative Processes: Wood Engravings
At the end of the 18th century, Thomas Bewick flipped over a dense piece of boxwood and, with that simple gesture, he transformed the art of relief printmaking. Bewick discovered… Read More
Literature, Moderns, Rare Books
The Weird and the Wonderful: Horace McCoy’s They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
To be clear, Horace McCoy’s They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? isn’t weird. It does, however, concern a period in American history in which something extremely weird captured the public imagination:… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Illustrative Processes: Woodcuts
The modest woodcut leads the way as the earliest form of printmaking in the Western world. While technically the simplest of all illustrative processes, it is also the most difficult… Read More