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

Jackson was interested in broad effects even when leaning heavily on the delicate linear conventions of line engraving.

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

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

If it failed artistically to measure up to line engraving or to plank woodcut, this was not the fault of the process but of the popular reproductive ends which it almost invariably served.

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

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