The Art of Illustration 2nd ed.

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There are, broadly speaking, two kinds of engraving for illustration in books, which are widely distinct--1. _intaglio_; 2. _relievo_. The first comprises all engravings, etchin...

The first object of an illustration, the practical part, is obviously, _to illustrate and elucidate the text_--a matter often lost sight of. The second is to be artistic, and in...

In referring now to more artistic illustrations, we should notice first, some of the changes which have taken place (since the meeting referred to in the last chapter), and, bri...

In order to turn any of these drawings into blocks for the type press, the first process is to have it photographed to the size required, and to transfer a print of it on to a s...

To turn to a more practical side of book illustration. The first principle of illustration is to _illustrate_, and yet it is a fact that few illustrations in books or magazines...

To turn next to the more decorative side of modern illustration, where design and the _ensemble_ of a printed page are more considered, it is pleasant to be able to draw attenti...

Let us now consider shortly the Author, the Illustrator, and the Publisher, and their influence on the appearance and production of a book. If it be impossible in these days (an...