Description
San Rafael, CA: The Guild of Fine Art Care & Treatment Standards (FACTS), 1996. Second Edition. Oblong quarto (approx. 28 x 21.5 cm); 74 pp.
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Condition & notes
In very good condition. Black and white illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Illustrated throughout in black and white. A richly illustrated and accessible guide to identifying historical graphic art techniques, produced as a companion to the instructional video Recognizing Graphic Art Techniques (Video NOT included). This second edition, revised in July 1996 by Kristin Anderson, expands on material originally serialized in Picture Framing Magazine (1994) and includes added graphics and text by the author. Topics include woodcut, metal engraving, etching, mezzotint, lithography, screenprints, process prints, and digital imaging methods. Designed to help collectors, dealers, and conservators distinguish between original prints and reproductions. Edited by Laura Caiaccia. Book design by Don Pierce & Keith Mears. Photography by Faulkner Color Lab, Inc. Cover illustration is an etching by Gaspard (Dughet) Poussin (1615 - 1675).