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The printmaker's art : a guide to the processes used by artists from the Renaissance to the present day /

By: Brocklehurst, Hannah.
Contributor(s): Watson, Kerry (Librarian) [author.].
Publisher: [Edinburgh] : National Galleries of Scotland, 2015Description: 95 p. : ill. (some color) ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781906270759 (paperback); 9781906270759:; 1906270759 (paperback).Subject(s): Prints -- History | Prints -- Technique -- History | Printmakers -- Biography | Mezzotint engraving -- Aquatine -- Lithography -- Ink-jet printingDDC classification: 769.9
Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- Relief processes -- Intaglio processes -- Planographic processes -- Screenprinting & stenciling processes -- Photomechanical & digital processes -- Further examples in the collection -- Glossary of printmaking terms -- Bibliography -- Credits.
Summary: The print collections of the National Galleries of Scotland reveal a diverse and dazzling variety of different techniques and approaches to printmaking. From exquisite copperplate engravings by the old masters to woodblocks cut on kitchen tables, this book examines key works by artists from Dürer to Warhol and beyond, giving readers an introduction to printmaking as an art form and an understanding of the different working methods and materials. Through technical summaries and featured examples, 'The Printmaker's Art' draws on the print and archive collections to illustrate and explain the mysteries of printmaking.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 769.9 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0064267
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Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Relief processes -- Intaglio processes -- Planographic processes -- Screenprinting & stenciling processes -- Photomechanical & digital processes -- Further examples in the collection -- Glossary of printmaking terms -- Bibliography -- Credits.

The print collections of the National Galleries of Scotland reveal a diverse and dazzling variety of different techniques and approaches to printmaking. From exquisite copperplate engravings by the old masters to woodblocks cut on kitchen tables, this book examines key works by artists from Dürer to Warhol and beyond, giving readers an introduction to printmaking as an art form and an understanding of the different working methods and materials. Through technical summaries and featured examples, 'The Printmaker's Art' draws on the print and archive collections to illustrate and explain the mysteries of printmaking.

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