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
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
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
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
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
