A practical manual of wood engraving : with a brief account of the history of the art (1886)
Brown, William Norman · London : C. Lockwood and Co. · leaf 19
INTRODUCTION. 5 the infant Saviour and drapery showing no inconsiderate amount of skill and vigour. From the custom of preserving the pictures of saints and other religious illustrations in odd volumes. … Fig, I, — Reduced Facsimile of First Engraving known. it is supposed that the idea of illustrating books first sprung ; certain it is that the art of wood engraving made very rapid progress from this period, and the well-known “ block ” books speedily made their appearance. They
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