Project Gutenberg 2012-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 179 Cundall, Joseph 1818 1895 Percy, Stephen 23015017 A Brief History of Wood-engraving From Its Invention E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Keith Edkins, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "A Brief History of Wood-Engraving From Its Invention" by Joseph Cundall is a historical account, likely written in the late 19th century. This work explores the evolution of wood-engraving from its origins, providing insights into its significance across various European countries, particularly during the formative years of the art in the 15th and 16th centuries. The opening of the text introduces the reader to the history of wood-engraving, beginning with early forms of the art found in religious prints, particularly images of saints. Cundall mentions the first known woodcuts and the context in which they were created, highlighting the technical aspects and the craftsmanship involved. He illustrates the types of subjects within early wood-engraving, emphasizing devotional images and their significance in monasteries and public veneration. The author also references various notable pieces, noting a colored print of the Virgin with the Holy Child as an example, and discusses the debates surrounding early wood engravings to set the stage for a more comprehensive exploration of the medium's development in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wood-engraving -- History NE Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: History - General 253483 253263 2024-09-17T07:04:59.450569 2023-09-17T15:13:11.692449 text/html text/html 245664 2012-08-26T22:28:58 text/html 10917477 2012-08-26T22:35:05 text/html application/zip 10947391 2024-09-17T07:05:38.738375 application/epub+zip 10927847 2024-09-17T07:05:15.436466 application/epub+zip 156498 2024-09-17T07:05:00.471543 application/epub+zip 18191435 2024-09-17T07:05:46.400426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 18152258 2024-09-17T07:05:22.732486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335212 2022-09-18T15:01:59.886263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196994 196809 2024-09-17T07:04:58.156559 2023-09-17T15:13:10.769444 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 196450 2012-08-26T22:22:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 75689 2012-08-26T22:22:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 196660 2012-08-26T22:22:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75680 2012-08-26T22:22:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20040 2024-09-17T07:05:46.608400 application/rdf+xml 19544 2024-09-17T07:05:00.861546 image/jpeg 4133 2024-09-17T07:05:00.663543 image/jpeg 10980163 2024-09-17T07:04:59.707589 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia