A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical

A combined historical survey and practical manual that traces the development of wood engraving, presenting chronological chapters on surviving blocks, stylistic schools, and notable practitioners alongside detailed explanations of tools, materials, cutting and printing techniques. The text interleaves critical commentary on individual engravings with practical guidance for working engravers, discusses technical improvements and processes for reproducing images, and assembles numerous wood-engraved illustrations, plates, a list of illustrations and an index to aid reference, closing with an additional chapter addressing more recent artists and extra examples.