History of Engraving and Etching from the 15th Century to the Year 1914; Being the 3d and Fully Rev. Ed. of a Short History of Engraving and Etchin

British Museum Keeper of Prints offers complete history, 15th-century to 1914; accomplishments, influences, artistic merit. 111 illustrations. Chapters include: The Earliest Engravers, The Great Masters of Engraving, The Decline of Original Engraving, The Later Development and Decay of Line-Engraving, Etching in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries, The Tone Processes, and more.Hind, Arthur M. is the author of 'History of Engraving and Etching from the 15th Century to the Year 1914; Being the 3d and Fully Rev. Ed. of a Short History of Engraving and Etchin', published 1963 under ISBN 9780486209548 and ISBN 0486209547.