The Art of the Print: Masterpieces, History, TechniquesExplores the development of the graphic arts from the earliest examples of true prints made in the Far East over a millennium ago to the latest experiments with new materials that have allowed the print to assume surprising three-dimensional forms. |
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Contents
Preface | 7 |
Antecedents of the Print | 15 |
Ancient Cultures | 23 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Art of the Print: Masterpieces, History, Techniques |
| Author | Fritz Eichenberg |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | H. N. Abrams, 1976 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Dec 2, 2009 |
| ISBN | 081090103X, 9780810901032 |
| Length | 611 pages |
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