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
And, in sum, I know no cause more direct or fatal, in the destruction of the great schools of European art, than the perfectness of modern line engraving.
From Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving by Ruskin, John
Artistic Qualities.—Although capable of most charming effects, the mezzotint process never became a really serious menace to line engraving, with its firm and expressive outlines and peculiarly lustrous textures.
From Engraving for Illustration Historical and Practical Notes by Kirkbride, Joseph
The 18 woodcut tradition mimicked line engraving and was confined chiefly to tiny blocks wrought with the utmost delicacy.
From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Kainen, Jacob
Believe me, photography can do against line engraving just what Madame Tussaud's wax-work can do against sculpture.
From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John
