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... etching - traditional and powderless processes . Early methods of etching zinc and copper , methods that have persisted in some areas to the present day , were te- dious and inexact and could be learned only through trial- and - error ...
... etching - traditional and powderless processes . Early methods of etching zinc and copper , methods that have persisted in some areas to the present day , were te- dious and inexact and could be learned only through trial- and - error ...
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... etching the ground , any number of tools and instru- ments may be employed . The old masters were restricted , but the contemporary printmaker uses a whole arsenal , in- cluding electrical drills and gravers . The line produced by the ...
... etching the ground , any number of tools and instru- ments may be employed . The old masters were restricted , but the contemporary printmaker uses a whole arsenal , in- cluding electrical drills and gravers . The line produced by the ...
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... etching . Like the Van Dyck portraits , nearly all of the outstanding prints produced in the 17th century were etchings . Etching emerged as the dominant technique for many reasons . The fact that engraving had become a completely ...
... etching . Like the Van Dyck portraits , nearly all of the outstanding prints produced in the 17th century were etchings . Etching emerged as the dominant technique for many reasons . The fact that engraving had become a completely ...
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PRECOLUMBIAN CIVILIZATIONS | 1 |
PREHISTORIC Peoples AND CULTURES | 45 |
PRINTING TYPOGRAPHY AND PHOTOENGRAVING | 71 |
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