Dear Stan,
Victorian engravings refer to wood engravings which are created and printed in a similar manner as woodcuts, however using finer tools and much harder wood. The great advantage of wood engravings for books and periodicals was their printing method: they were inked and printed in a relief fashion at the same time as the accompanying type was printed. If you are looking for a great book that explains all methods of artistic and reproductive printing take a look at Bamber Gasgoigne's "How to Identify Prints".
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From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stan Shiebert
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Dear Colleagues:
I have a question about those popular Victorian engravings--the kind you find in ;the Trader Joe's Catalogues. Are they steel engravings, or woodcuts?
Stan
Stan Shiebert
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Seattle Public Library
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