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Author Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961, author.

Title How prints look : photographs with a commentary / by W.M. Ivins, Jr.

Publication Info. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1943.

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Description 164 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Note At head of title: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contents First principles -- The relief processes -- Woodcuts -- Metal cuts -- Wood engraving -- The intaglio processes -- The planographic processes -- Lithographs -- Color in prints -- Of copies, facsimiles, and other bothersome matters -- Notes on a few points of interest.
Summary This unique book is the classic introduction to appearances of various types of prints and the techniques involved in producing them. Combining a rich selection of illustrations with explanatory commentary, the revised edition also includes a new introduction, additional illustrations, and a bibliography.
Local Note Metropolitan Museum of Art Watson Library Digital Collections Fulltext Titles (Customizable)
Subject Earl H. Potter III Collection.
Prints.
Prints.
Genre/Form Case bindings (Binding)
Printed paper labels (Binding)
Collotypes (prints)
Added Author Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), issuing body.
Other Form: Online version: Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961. How prints look; photographs with a commentary. New York, 1943 (OCoLC)572461733
Online version: Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961. How prints look; photographs with a commentary. New York, 1943 (OCoLC)603874007