line engraving

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He gave it last week to Thomas W. Nason of Reading, Mass. for a finicky line engraving of two hayricks, a barn, a dying oak tree.

From Time Magazine Archive

The second book which I named, Heyne's Virgil, shows, though unequally and insufficiently, what might be done by line engraving to give vital image of classical design, and symbol of classical thought.

From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John

In short, the medium served the same purpose as copper plate line engraving, with the added virtue that it could be printed together with type in one impression.

From Why Bewick Succeeded A Note in the History of Wood Engraving by Kainen, Jacob

This was not simply an ordinary line engraving printed in relief rather than in the usual way; the management of the lights shows that it was planned as a white-line engraving.

From Why Bewick Succeeded A Note in the History of Wood Engraving by Kainen, Jacob

It is like the picture, but it has also the individuality of the draughtsman, as in line engraving.

From The Art of Illustration 2nd ed. by Blackburn, Henry