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

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

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

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

Delicate art of design, or of selected truth, can only be presented to the general public by true line engraving.

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