CONTENTS.
Reading edition
Page
Preface v.
Introduction 1
Wood Engraving 9
Engraving on Copper and Steel 27
Lithography 58
Chromo-Lithography 65
Photo-Lithography 65
Drawing for Photo-Litho. and Process Work 67
Process Blocks—Line Work 69
” Half-tone Blocks 83
Hints to Collectors of Ex Libris 91
“Au Revoir” 95
EX LIBRIS ILLUSTRATIONS.
R. S. Mansergh—Armorial, printed in tinctures
by Chromo-Lithography Frontispiece
Modern Engraved Plates— Facing Page
R. Day, F.S.A., engraved by C. W. Sherborn,
printed from the copper-plate 27
R. Day, F.S.A.—Vesica Armorial printed by 1
lithography
R. S. Mansergh—Armorial ” 42
Edward Cox—Circular Armorial ” 45
W. H. K. Wright, F.R.HIST.SOC. ”
—Library Interior 47
R. Day, F.S.A.—Pictorial, Etching ” 48
R. J. Welland, Bishop of Down and Connor ”
and Dromore 52
J. F. Wilson—Circular Armorial ” 54
J. Neville Cross—Circular Seal Armorial ” 56
Lithographed and Photo-Lithographed Examples—
Joseph McChesney—Pictorial 58
Robert Day, F.S.A.—Library Interior 60
Fredk. Arthur Beale—Armorial 62
Wood Institute, Rugby—Decorative 64
Robert Day, F.S.A.—Ogham, Landscape, etc. 66
Free Public Library, Belfast—Decorative Arm. 70
Rev. J. H. Bibby—Library Interior 72
Robert Cochrane, C.E., F.R.I.B.A., F.S.A., etc.—Armorial 80
EX LIBRIS ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT,
Reproduced by Process Blocks.
Page
J. H. Fryer—Etching, Landscape, by Lambert, Newcastle 1
Brandenburg or Buxheim plate—Early wood engraving 8
Hans Igler plate—Early wood engraving (double-page) 14
Kress of Kressenstein, by Albert Dürer 17
Wm. Taylor, by Bewick—Wood engraving 19
(No name)”” 21
Kress of Kressenstein, by Hans Troschel, engraved on copper 28
Samuel Pepys—Portrait plate by R. White, engraved on copper 31
Henʸ. Jaˢ. Pye—Chippendale plate by Playner 33
—— Barrow—Armorial Book-pile, by Lightboune, engraved on copper 36
William Cowper—Decorative Armorial, engraved on copper 39
Ellis Gamble—Decorative Armorial, by William Hogarth, engraved on copper 40
William Hogarth—Decorative Monogram plate, engraved on copper 41
Edw. Loveden Loveden—Engraved on copper 44
H. Stamford—Pictorial, etching on copper 49
James Neild Two Pictorial Etchings by Bewick 51
—— Spence
Joseph Pollard ”” 53
Chas. Fenwick
Charles Bragge—Urn Armorial, etching 57
Arthur Vicars, F.S.A., Ulster King of Arms—Pen and ink, by Rev. W. FitzGerald 68
Francis Joseph Bigger, M.R.I.A.—(Old Belfast) Pen and ink 70
Robert Day, F.S.A.—Armorial Masonic 72
Walter Besant, M.A.—Library Interior 74
Francis Joseph Bigger—Armorial 76
George Rollo—Smithy Interior 78
F. D. Ward, J.P., M.R.I.A., CH.L.H.—Armorial 80
I. M. F. H. Stone, M.A., F.L.S., F.C.S.—Armorial 82
Arthur Acton—Emblematic 84
Belfast Art Society, 3 sizes—Emblematic 86
Dublin Naturalists’ Field Club 88
Masonic Province of Down—Armorial Masonic 90
John Vinycomb, M.R.I.A.—Armorial 96
Fine Half-tone Process Blocks— Facing Page
Antiquarian subject, reproduced from Mono-tint Drawing 83
Virgin and Child, reproduced by Aquatint Engraving 89
George G. Ward, reproduced from Design in Colours for Stained Glass 93
Vinicombe Bey, reproduced from Soft-ground Etching 94
ILLUSTRATIVE CUTS IN TEXT.
Franklin Press, now at Philadelphia iv.
Caxton’s “Printer’s Mark” 9
Form-Schneider at Work 13
Engraver’s Knife, from Papillon’s Treatise, 1766 15
Press of Ascensius 16
Engraver’s Tools 24
Mode of Engraving 25
Copper-plate Printing Press 46
Lithographic Printing Press 58
Transfer, direct from Engraved plate to stone.
Etching on copper by Lambert, Newcastle, reproduced by process block.
From the collection of W. H. K. Wright.