Wood-block Printing [Illustrated]

by F. Morley Fletcher

Overview

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and linked Footnotes

Wood-block Printing, A description of the craft of woodcutting & colour printing based on the japanese practice with drawings and illustrations by the author and a. w. seaby. also collotype reproductions of various examples of printing, and an original print designed and cut by the author printed by hand on japanese taper

CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
Introduction and Description of the Origins of Wood-block Printing—Its Uses for Personal Artistic Expression, for Reproduction of Decorative Designs, and as a Fundamental Training for Student of Printed Decoration
CHAPTER II
General Description of the Operation of Printing from a Set of Blocks
CHAPTER III
Description of the Materials and Tools required for Block Cutting
CHAPTER IV
Block Cutting and the Planning of Blocks
CHAPTER V
Preparation of Paper, Ink, Colour, and Paste for Printing
CHAPTER VI
Detailed Method of Printing—The Printing Tools, Baren and Brushes
CHAPTER VII
Principles and Main Considerations in Designing Wood-block Prints—Their Application to Modern Colour Printing
CHAPTER VIII
Co-operative Printing

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014108294
Publisher:	VolumesOfValue
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB