Joseph Pennell: The Illustration of Books

A Manual for the Use of Students, Notes for a Course of Lectures at the Slade School, University College

Joseph Pennell: The Illustration of Books
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A detailed manual for various methods of making and reproducing drawings for book and newspaper illustrations. It aimed to deliver tips or hints to help the students to make drawings so that they can produce a good effect on the printed page. It is a must-read for anyone curious about the printing process of the 19th century.

Contents include:

What Is Illustration?

The Equipment of the Illustrator

Methods of Drawing for Reproduction in Line

The Reproduction of Line Drawings

The Making of Wash Drawings and Their Reproduction by Mechanical Process

Reproduction of Drawings by Wood Engraving

Lithography

Etching

The Printing of Etchings

Photogravure and Photo-lithography, etc.

Making Ready for the Printing Press