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 20,814 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Technique
Reproduction type
Inscription type
Material
300053231
14yrs ago
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
Printmaker:
Passe, Willem de
Draughtsman:
Passe, Crispijn I de
(After)
Publisher:
Passe, Crispijn I de
Printmaker:
Passe, Simon de
(Attributed)
Publisher:
Passe, Crispijn I de
Printmaker:
Faithorne, William
Painter:
Sheppard, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Sigrist, Charles
Draughtsman:
Gooden, Stephen Frederick
(After)
Printmaker:
Gheyn, Jacob II de
Draughtsman:
Goltzius, Hendrik
(After)
Printmaker:
Falck, Jeremias
Painter:
Bassano, Jacopo (Jacopo da Ponte)
(After)
Printmaker:
Doetecom, Joannes I van
Printmaker:
Doetecom, Lucas
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Bruegel, Pieter, the elder
(After)
Printmaker:
Tasnière, Georges
Draughtsman:
Ange, François de l'
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Painter:
Wael, Cornelis de
(After)
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