Main entry:

Wax, Carol, 1953-

Title & Author:

The mezzotint : history and technique / by Carol Wax.

Publication:

New York : H.N. Abrams, 1990.

Description:

296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. The early history of mezzotint -- Dutch mezzotints and the growth of mezzotint in England -- The great age of mezzotint -- The status of mezzotint in the art world of Eighteenth-century England -- Mezzotint and the business of publishing -- The development of mezzotint in the Eighteenth-century marketplace -- Mezzotints abroad -- The next wave: the age of steel -- Publishing and the economics of steel -- Mezzotint on steel: the age of eclecticism -- The demise of the reproductive-mezzotint industry -- The rise of the original mezzotint.
Part 2. Plate preparation -- Platework -- Proofing and printing -- Alterations: mistakes and corrections -- Special effects, mixed methods, and alternative grounding techniques -- Color -- Final steps: editioning -- List of suppliers.

Summary:

Traces the evolution of the mezzotint from its invention in the 17th century to its great growth in the 18th century. An extensive technical section includes step-by-step descriptions and illustrations of the procedures for making mezzotints.

ISBN:

0810936038
9780810936034
0810926490
9780810926493
050023583X
9780500235836

Subject:

Mezzotint engraving Technique.
Gravure à la manière noire Technique.
mezzotint (process)
Geschichte
Schabkunst
Technik
Mezzotint.
Manière noire Technique.
Gravure Technique.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 56836
Call No.: ID:90-B5131
Status: Available