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

A line engraving on steel, oblong in form; dimensions 13/16 by 1-7/16 inches, color dark blue.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr

Although, however, I do not now press further my cavils at the triumph of modern line engraving, I must assign to you, in few words, the reason of its recent decline.

From Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving by Ruskin, John

If the intention is to see what effect may be obtained with comparatively few lines deliberately drawn, we may refer to the woodcuts after Albert D�rer and Holbein, and the line engraving of Marc Antonio.

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

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