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The Restoration of Engravings, Drawings, Books, and Other Works on Paper
Author | : Max Schweidler |
Publisher | : Getty Publications |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780892368358 |
Ever since its original publication in Germany in 1938, Max Schweidler's Die Instandetzung von Kupferstichen, Zeichnungen, Buchern usw has been recognized as a seminal modern text on the conservation and restoration of works on paper. To address what he saw as a woeful dearth of relevant literature and in order to assist those who have 'set themselves the goal of preserving cultural treasures, ' the noted German restorer composed a thorough technical manual covering a wide range of specific techniques, including detailed instructions on how to execute structural repairs and alterations that, if skilfully done, can be virtually undetectable. By the mid-twentieth century, curators and conservators of graphic arts, discovering a nearly invisible repair in an old master print or drawing, might comment that the object had been 'Schweidlerized.' This volume, based on the authoritative revised German edition of 1949, makes Schweidler's work available in English for the first time, in a meticulously edited and annotated critical edition. The editor's introduction places the work in its historical context and probes the philosophical issues the book raises, while some two hundred annotati
Prints & People
Author | : Alpheus Hyatt Mayor |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 497 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Art and society |
ISBN | : 0870991086 |
Discusses the significance and history of printmaking and evaluates 700 prints.
Catalogue of Modern Wood-engravings
Author | : Victoria and Albert Museum. Department of Engraving, Illustration, and Design |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Wood-engravers |
ISBN | : |
The Best Portraits in Engraving
Author | : Charles Sumner |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2020-08-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3752422823 |
Reproduction of the original: The Best Portraits in Engraving by Charles Sumner
How to Identify Prints
Author | : Bamber Gascoigne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780500284803 |
Arranged in self-contained sections the book simplifies accurate identification of any printed image. Included are manual methods, and also the mechanical processes that constitute the vast majority of printed images. Essential aspects of printing history and the printmaking craft are covered and examples are given of the identifying features that help to reveal the type of print.