Ariadne Florentina: Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving
John Ruskin
Ruskin's Oxford lectures on the art of engraving, from Dürer and Holbein to Botticelli. He explains what makes a woodcut or a metal engraving great and how the craft shapes the image.
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