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.
AAT
Technique
Reproduction type
Inscription type
Material
300053231
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Faithorne, William
Painter:
Sheppard, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Passe, Simon de
Publisher:
Passe, Crispijn I de
Printmaker:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Printmaker:
Unknown
(Reworked)
Author:
Perrault, Charles
Publisher:
Edelinck, Gérard
Illustrator:
Le Brun, Charles
Illustrator:
Chauveau, François
Illustrator:
Friquet de Vauroze, Jacques Antoine
Illustrator:
Audran, Charles
Illustrator:
Boullogne, Bon
Illustrator:
Boullogne, Louis de
Illustrator:
Bonnart, Jean
Illustrator:
Corneille, Jean Baptiste
Illustrator:
Corneille, N.
Illustrator:
Jovenet, Jean
Illustrator:
Passe, Crispijn II de
Author:
Passe, Crispijn II de
Contributor:
Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair
Calligrapher:
Shipton, Margaret
Publisher:
Cresset Press
Author:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Illustrator:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Typographer:
Carter, Will
Printer:
Carter, Will
Typographer:
Carter, Sebastian
Printer:
Carter, Sebastian
Printer:
Rampant Lions Press
Publisher:
Twelve by Eight
Paper maker:
Richard de Bas Mill
Paper maker:
Schoolmaster Paper Mill
Contributor:
Mason, John (book binder)
Binder (person):
Percival, George
Author:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Illustrator:
Lubbock, Joseph Guy
Designer:
Carter, Will
Publisher:
Twelve by Eight
Printer:
Stellar Press
Paper maker:
J. Barcham Green
Binder (person):
Mason, John (book binder)
Binder (person):
Percival, George
Printmaker:
Faithorne, William
Printmaker:
Hollar, Wenceslaus
(After)
Printmaker:
Passe, Simon de
Publisher:
Sudbury, John
Publisher:
Humble, George
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