A biographical dictionary [electronic resource] : containing an historical account of all the engravers, from the earliest period of the art of engraving to the present time; and a short list of their most esteemed works. With the cyphers, monograms, and particular marks, used by each master, accurately copied from the originals, and properly explained. To which is prefixed, an essay on the rise and progress of the art of engraving, both on copper and on wood. With several curious specimens of the performances of the most ancient artists. By Joseph Strutt.
1785
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A biographical dictionary [electronic resource] : containing an historical account of all the engravers, from the earliest period of the art of engraving to the present time; and a short list of their most esteemed works. With the cyphers, monograms, and particular marks, used by each master, accurately copied from the originals, and properly explained. To which is prefixed, an essay on the rise and progress of the art of engraving, both on copper and on wood. With several curious specimens of the performances of the most ancient artists. By Joseph Strutt.
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Strutt, Joseph, 1749-1802.
Publication Details
London : printed by J. Davis, for Robert Faulder, New Bond Street, M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785]-86.
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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2v.,plates ; 4⁰.
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Each volume has a half-title.
V.2 p. [2],17,[1] have vertical chainlines.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
V.2 p. [2],17,[1] have vertical chainlines.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T102847.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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