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

But while some of them have been excellent of their kind, the process is of limited resource, and the best works in this manner do not compare with the masterpieces of line engraving.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

Here flourished a brilliant community of artists, craftsmen, dealers, and connoisseurs; woodcutting, etching, and line engraving were highly developed and the printing offices made extensive use of woodcuts for decoration and illustration.

From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Kainen, Jacob

In line etching, as in line engraving, the great masters purposely exhibit the line and do not hide it under too much shading.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

Yet these volumes are enough to show what lovely service line engraving might be put upon, if the general taste were advanced enough to desire it.

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