Prints and printmaking Books

Book SynopsisAn engaging investigation of contemporary Brazilian artist Lygia Pape’s early body of woodblock prints, which profoundly influenced the trajectory of her oeuvre

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Book SynopsisA look at the artistic and technical innovation of British printmaking from World War I to the eve of World War II, as artists from the Grosvenor School and beyond harnessed an emerging modernist style Throughout the tumultuous decades of the early twentieth century, the graphic arts flourished in Great Britain as artists sought to portray everyday life during the machine age. This richly illustrated volume reintroduces rare print works from the collection of Leslie and Johanna Garfield into the narrative of modernism, demonstrating their relationship to other movements such as Cubism, Futurism, and Constructivism. Essays explore how artists turned to printmaking to alleviate trauma, memorialize their wartime experiences, and capture the aspirations and fears of the twenties and thirties. Special attention is given to the linocut technique revolutionized by Claude Flight and his students at London’s Grosvenor School of Modern Art. Highlighted as well are the pioneering works of artists such as C. R. W. Nevinson, Sybil Andrews, Cyril E. Power, Paul Nash, Edward Wadsworth, Edith Lawrence, Ursula Fookes, and Lill Tschudi. In their quest to promote a more democratic art, these artists created innovative graphics that portrayed in subject, form, material, and technique the dynamic era in which they lived.Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University PressExhibition Schedule:The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (October 21, 2021–January 17, 2022)Trade Review“[In] Modern Times…there is a particularly good range of bold lino cuts by Cyril Power and Sybil Andrews and their contemporaries.”—Catherine Croft, C20 Magazine

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Book SynopsisThis pack contains 500 high-quality origami sheets printed with colourful and attractive nature photographs. These photographs of nature were chosen to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters.

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Book SynopsisA feast for the eyesthe most complete volume you're ever likely to find about Hiroshige's monumental masterwork [] [A] rare compendium. The Japan TimesA landmark book presenting the early deluxe versions of Hiroshige's Edo prints for the first time!Utagawa Hiroshige's unique landscape series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), first published in the 1850s, is among the best-known collections of Japanese prints and was revolutionary in its day. Individual prints from this collection are regarded as among the finest works in all of Japanese art. In this series, Hiroshige captures 118 locations in and around Edo, today's Tokyo, during all four seasons and often from hitherto unknown and unique perspectives. These views were first printed in exquisite luxury versions, incorporating innovative woodblock printing features like color gradation. No complete set of the early versions exists today and this is the first book to present a complete set of the deluxe early printing

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Book SynopsisThe most extensive collection of nature printing ever assembled, featuring 43 different printing techniques. Hailed as the earliest precursor to photography, nature printing is the practice of using impressions from the surface of a natural object such as leaves, flowering plants, ferns, seaweed, snakes and more to produce an image. The Zucker Collection is the most extensive collection of nature prints ever assembled, with more than 13,000 images across 120 rare and seminal works, including journals, published books, unique manuscripts, American Currency, and instructional texts related to nature printing from 1733 to 1902. For the first time, readers will be able to see these nature prints presented side by side, enabling unique comparisons while creating a visually stunning journey through the developments over a 150 year period in printing methods including photography with examples of cyanotypes. Capturing Nature is the ultimate guide to Nature Printing, and a beautiful reference work for scholars, artists, designers, botanists and anyone interested in nature, botanical illustration and printing.

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Book SynopsisThis origami paper pack includes: 500 sheets of high-quality origami paper

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Book SynopsisThe art of Japanese woodblock printing, known as ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world"), reflects the rich history and way of life in Japan hundreds of years ago. Ukiyo-e: The Art of the Japanese Print takes a thematic approach to this iconic Japanese art form, considering prints by subject matter: geisha and courtesans, kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, erotica, nature, historical subjects and even images of foreigners in Japan.An artist himself, author Frederick Harris—a well-known American collector who lived in Japan for 50 years—pays special attention to the methods and materials employed in Japanese printmaking. The book traces the evolution of ukiyo-e from its origins in metropolitan Edo (Tokyo) art culture as black and white illustrations, to delicate two-color prints and multicolored designs. Advice to admirers on how to collect, care for, view and buy Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints rounds out this book of charming, carefully selected prints.Trade Review"I was immediately drawn to this handsome book, and my expectation of a fine journey into the floating world pictures became fulfilled. First, the color reproductions of Frederick Harris's high-quality choices give a good sense of the way woodblock prints appear in life. Second, his writing is clear, welcoming, deeply informed, and well organized. The stated aim of Frederick Harris was to appeal to a new generation of art lovers and collectors. He appears to have hit the target. This is a wonderfully worthy effort and result--a true labor of love." --Maine Antique Digest"A unique book on Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, and one that is essential reading for all collectors, cultural historians and anyone intrigued by this endlessly fascinating subject!" --Peter Grilli, President, Japan Society of Boston"This is a fine and passionate contribution to the vast literature on the Japanese print." --Alexandra Munroe, Samsung Senior Curator of Asian Art, Guggenheim Museum

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Book SynopsisPresenting classic Japanese woodblock prints, Japan Journeys offers a unique perspective on the country's most famous travel destinations.This stunning art book gathers together approximately two hundred Japanese woodblock prints depicting scenic spots and cultural icons that still delight visitors today. Many of the prints are by masters such as Utagawa Hiroshige, Kitagawa Utamaro, and Utagawa Kunisada, and currently hang in prestigious galleries and museums worldwide. Katsuhika Hokusai, the artform's most celebrated artist, is also well represented, with many prints from his "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road" series and "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" series, including his world-renowned "Great Wave" print. In addition to prints showcasing Japan's natural beauty, this carefully curated selection depicts roads and railways; favorite pastimes, such as blossom viewing and attending festivals; beloved entertainment, such as kabuki theater; the fashions they wore, and the food they ate. Author Andreas Marks is a leading expert on Japanese woodblock prints, and his Illuminating captions provide background context to the scenes depicted.Trade Review"The meticulous organization of information notwithstanding, it is the prints which are the chief pleasure of the book: 523 prints that bring to life a Japan of heroic tales, beautiful women, ghosts, warriors, demons, and spring cherry blossoms. The exuberance of color, motion, and expression, all carefully arranged, make this a book for scholars and browsers, serious collectors, and hedonists alike." --ForeWord Reviews"Marks's (director & chief curator, Clark Ctr. for Japanese Art) clear, informative text, while valuable for scholars beginning research, also remains accessible to the average reader. With excellent production values and a modest price, this volume is recommended for all libraries, academic and public." --Library Journal"…recommended for arts holdings and collections strong in Japanese culture alike." --Midwest Book Review

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe excellent Crowood Press have done it again. Expressive Printmaking by Mary Dalton goes back to first principles to rediscover the full potential of printmaking. If you follow my print making antics on my Bothy Editions Instagram account, you'll know that I'm a big fan of playing with print, so a book that covers printing by hand, by press, using techniques that range from paper drypoint tot Mokulito and from monoprint to plaster cast impressions, is right up my street! -- John Coe, Pressing Matters Newsletter * Pressing Matters Newsletter *This is an informative and well-laid-out manual with an emphasis on ‘dynamic expression and fun’. Designed for the curious intermediate, the book is a rich source of inspiration for printmakers looking to add new techniques and layers to their process. While support is offered through a series of follow-along projects to cover all the basics, so beginners should not be intimidated by the advanced methods. -- Maxine Foster, Printmaking Today * Printmaking Today *

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Book SynopsisThis paper pack contains 500 high-quality, 6-inch origami sheets printed with colorful and psychedelic patterns. This origami paper pack includes: 500 sheets of high-quality origami paper 12 unique patterns Bright, vibrant colors Double-sided color 6 x 6 inch (15 cm) squares Step-by-step instructions for 5 easy-to-fold origami projectsThese stunning origami papers were developed to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12 unique patterns, and all of the papers are printed with coordinating colors on the reverse to provide aesthetically pleasing combinations in origami models that show both the front and back. Warm up your origami skills with included instructions for 5 classic origami models: Pinwheel Star Box Balloon Helmet Crane

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive, beautifully illustrated and practical wood engraving manual. Wood Engraving is an easily-followed, practical manual on wood engraving for beginners. Learn the processes of printing and engraving through clear explanations and use the lists of material requirements to help you get started. In this third, revised edition, discover up-to-date technique variations and all the tips and methods that the author has found helpful in 50 years as a practitioner. Since, or so he says, how to do it cannot be separated from why you are doing it and what it is you think you are doing, the book also touches on the relation of wood engraving to art more generally, and is a companion not only to beginning but also to continuing in this historic art. A beautiful object in its own right and written by a master in the field, this book is a must have if you treasure fine wood engraving and the contribution Simon Brett has made to it.Trade ReviewThe definitive guide to this technique * Printmaking Today *Table of ContentsThe Arrangement of the Book Introduction: Basic Principles THE HAND The Act of Printing Basic printing Ink Pressure Better Printing Make-ready Design and printing – and three case histories Inspecting the print – troubleshooting Lowering The Act of Engraving Holding the tool First cuts Sampler blocks Good habits Not addition but subtraction THE MIND The Means to Order Designing for Engraving Preparing a design Putting the design on the block Darkening the block Transferring the design Drawing the design on the wood A personal choice Designing through engraving Choices – Shapes, surfaces and forms Choices – Some other examples Choices – Marks Choices – Edges Proofing and re-engraving The pains to know SETTING UP Blocks Engraving tools The choice and care of tools Other engraving equipment Paper Ink Rollers Presses Cleaning agents Space Self-help Contacts Suppliers A beginner’s shopping list MATTERS ARISING Index

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Book SynopsisAn easy-to-use practical guide to mixed-media printmaking including instructions for other printmaking techniques. Practical Mixed-Media Printmaking is an essential introduction to printmaking using a wide range of low-cost materials. This practical guide includes easy-to-follow instructions, hints and tips on all of the main printmaking techniques, as well as over 90 examples of works by contemporary printmakers and 19 profiles explaining the artists' methods and inspiration. As mixed-media printmaking allows vast freedom for experimentation, discover how to adapt and refine basic techniques to suit your own projects and gather inspiration regardless of your level.Trade ReviewNicely produced and copiously illustrated and there is a nice progress from relatively simple instruction to consideration of the work of a variety of practitioners in the field. * Art Book Review *A helpful, practical guide for printmakers of all levels. * The Artist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Collagraphs and beyond Print planning Photocopy transfers Drawing before printing Making a collagraph plate Preparing a cardboard base plate Preparing a Perspex base plate Techniques for building a collagraph plate Sealing and finishing a plate Printing a collagraph plate Making a print registration package Inking, wiping and printing the plate Viscosity inking and variations Further notes on printing Cleaning the ink slab and tools 2. Monoprinting suggestions Substrates Using offset prints as guides Printing a monoprint Watercolour monoprints Trace Monotypes 3. Chine collé, stencils and rainbow rolls Chine collé Stencils Rainbow roll with stencils and chine collé 4. Drypoint Preparing a Perspex (Plexiglas) plate for drypoint Preparing copper plates for drypoint Sharpening tools Inking, wiping and printing drypoint plates 5. Relief printing The relief print Making a relief print Inking Printing the relief block Drying prints 6. Polyester plate lithography Imaging with a printer or photocopier Halftone Imaging a polyester plate autographically Using toner tusche Inking and preparation of a polyester litho plate Using an etching press to print the polyester litho plate The printing process Cleaning the plate Registration 7. Other directions Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe short intermezzo between the Great War and World War II and especially the “roaring twenties” with their a thrill of speed were a period of radical social change and artistic development, and of vibrant metropolitan life and. Born into a merchant family in the Swiss mountain canton of Glarus, Lill Tschudi (1911–2004) moved to London in 1929 to educate herself at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art. She flourished in the imperial capital and soon gained wide recognition for her bold and often colourful modernist linocuts. In the Anglo-Saxon world her reputation as an accomplished printmaker has lasted and her works continue to fetch good prices at auctions in Britain and Australia. New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art holds some 120 of her prints in its permanent collection, while she has until to date never been distinguished with a solo exhibition in a public museum in her native Switzerland. This book, published to coincide with the first such display at Graphische Sammlung ETH Zurich, features some 50 of her unique linocuts. Designed as a proper picture book, it shows her refined and expressive compositions with their captivating narrative in full-page plates, which are supplemented by informative essays. Text in English and German.

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Book SynopsisThis paper pack contains 100 large (8.25 inch) origami sheets printed with beautiful Cherry Blossom patterns on one side and coordinating colours on the back.

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Book SynopsisTechniques for linoleum and wood.Trade ReviewThe centuries-old art form of block printing is experiencing something of a revival, and this book makes the ideal introduction to the technique. From selecting and sourcing tools, paper and ink, the author shows in clear stages how to carve both linoleum and wood, using one or more colours to achieve professional results. The book closes with a gallery of finished prints, offering plenty of inspiration to would-be printers.-Leisure Painter If you've always wanted to try lino printing this book is an ideal introduction, it covers how to use linoleum and wood, how to transfer a design, how to carve properly and safely, how to print by hand using more than one colour, how to properly clean and care for your tools and your block. A well written, well illustrated guide that'd be great for beginners and more experienced alike.-Handmade Living

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Book SynopsisBOOKMARK The Liberty Oscars Palace Bookmark is the perfect way to keep your place in your favorite book. Featuring Liberty's iconic Oscars Palace print, this bookmark is double sided and fits perfectly on the page so you can easily find your spot without losing your place. You can use our bookmarks to keep your place in sketchbooks, journals, books, and so much more. The iconic design is perfect for anyone who loves art and wants to add beauty to their reading experience. BRIGHT AND BOLD ARTWORK Named after Oscar Wilde, the renowned Irish playwright, poet, and aesthete, the Oscar print embodies the spirit of creativity, beauty, and artistic expression. Liberty's Oscar print holds significant cultural and historical importance, reflecting the renowned British brand's legacy of artistic excellence and innovation. Originally created in the early 20th century, the Oscar print showcases intricate floral motifs inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, embodying a sense of elegance, cra

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Book SynopsisOver six decades of brilliant prints and paintings from the most prominent Northwest Coast artist of his generation.Finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, a BC & Yukon Book Prize Since leaving Haida Gwaii to study art in Vancouver—where he carved argillite with Bill Reid in a department store and hand-sold prints on the UBC campus—Guud sans glans, Robert Davidson has moved between two worlds. As a host of Potlatches, carver of masks and totem poles, and performer and teacher of traditional Haida songs and dances, he has been one of the driving forces in the resurgence of Haida culture in the aftermath of colonization. As an artist working in serigraphs, acrylic, wood, silver, and aluminum to preserve and breathe new life into Haida formline, he has become among the most respected, celebrated, and thrilling artists in the country, if not the world.Echoes of the Supernatural is the first publication in over forty years to offer a comprehensive visual retrospective of his astonishing career. It includes new photography of over 150 prints, as well as images of over fifty paintings; numerous painted woven hats, painted and carved sculptures, jewellery, aluminum sculpture; and dozens of archival photos. His long-time gallerist Gary Wyatt, who worked closely with Davidson in shaping the book and received full access to his archives, details the artist’s life and career, and offers insights on the work based on extensive new interviews. A foreword by Karen Duffek situates the contours of Davidson’s practice within the broader Northwest Coast art world. Trade Review"The book is a visual marvel, with its bold colours and the dramatic curves of Haida formline, aspects that are incorporated into its design, including the stunning cover."—Galleries West"This singularly gorgeous book showcases the extraordinary work of Guud San Glans Robert Davidson, one of the world’s most innovative and influential contemporary Indigenous artists. Echoes of the Supernatural is art publishing at its best, delivering a volume of breath-taking textual and print quality"—British Columbia Review"Since the 1960s, Guud san glans Robert Davidson has been instrumental in the renaissance of Haida art and culture and has long been appreciated as one of the most inventive artists working within Haida artistic traditions." —Broadway World"A stunning and interesting collection of Davidson’s prints, paintings, and drawings."—Calgary Herald"Robert Davidson is a modern master who helped spark a renaissance."—Vancouver Sun"Davidson described his role in the resurgence of Northwest Coast art and culture as one of not only solving the "puzzle", but of bringing it back.—Stir"A big and bountiful book, by independent writer and curator Gary Wyatt, it is jointly published by the VAG and Figure.1—not as a catalogue to the show but as a separate and distinct record of Davidson’s astounding achievements in two-dimensional art forms."—Preview Art Magazine

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Book SynopsisThis anthology, the first of its kind, presents thirty-two texts on contemporary prints and printmaking written from the mid-1980s to the present by authors from across the world. The texts range from history and criticism to creative writing. More than a general survey, they provide a critical topography of artistic printmaking during the period. The book is directed at an audience of international stakeholders in the field of contemporary print, printmaking and printmedia, including art students, practising artists, museum curators, critics, educationalists, print publishers and print scholars. It expands debate in the field and will act as a starting point for further research.Trade Review‘This will be a significant and important contribution to the field and practice of printmaking and print media. The volume will be vital in MFA professional practice classes, and on theory and art historical courses.’Mary Hood, Artist‘Dr Ruth Pelzer-Montadas publication is an excellent compilation of selected text spanning 3 decades. This topographical discourse points to essential aspects concerning the critical discussions and the debates on contemporary print and printmaking and the tectonic shift of it.’Jan Pettersson, Professor, Head of Print & Drawing, Department for Art & Craft, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway‘Combining the methodology of a practicing printmaker with the perception of a theorist, Pelzer-Montada assembles key texts on printmaking and print cultures into a comprehensive anthology of writings that reveals the depth and range of thinking and debate on this subject. A long overdue critical framing of print art, this book fulfills the need for a re-evaluation of the importance and ubiquity of print, mapping out its potential in a “post-print” society. […] These writings establish a genealogy of print grounded in society’s desire to maintain, record and disseminate its reflective thinking processes – that have ultimately shaped and evolved our need to communicate.’Andrew Folan, Head of Print, National College of Art and Design, Dublin‘Perspectives on contemporary printmaking is a brilliant book! A manual like this has been longed for both in the academic world and in the studios and printshops; most thoughtful theoretical analysis of printmaking art, assembled into a single anthology. It is informative, well-organized, and knowledgeable. I particularly enjoyed the carefully formulated division into four separate parts, accompanied with Ruth Pelzer-Montadas insightful introductions. It’s already a classic, the only of its kind. Highly and cordially recommended!’Annu Vertanen, artist, professor in printmaking, University of Arts, Helsinki'Perspectives on contemporary printmaking, edited by Ruth Pelzer-Montada, is an excellent, lively collection of 32 essays focusing on the status, ontology and philosophy of print in the contemporary arena […] The varying voices are all engaging, some challenging, some beautifully articulated, provoking rumination and providing ammunition for making print the centre of our conversation.'Wuon-Gean Ho, Printmaking Today (Winter 2018)‘In this compact impressive tome, the editor has grouped together relevant themes and writings, which form a kind of activist’s bible or tool of resistance to not only make sense of what has occurred these last thirty years, but to assert why it matters and why printmaking is still an active participant of change and a vital force of ideas. In many ways, this astute editor enables a better understanding of how knowledge is inextricably linked to the print form as she traces an unbroken seam of print production from its origins through to today.’Imprint -- .Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: GenealogyBeat Wyss – Fragments for an art history of media: electr(on)ic thinking (1997)Ernst Rebel – The technical gaze: the parallel world of photography (2003)Frances Robertson – Post-print culture? (2013)Part II: Debates Ruth Weisberg – The syntax of the print: in search of an aesthetic context (1986)Richard S. Field – Sentences on printed art (1994)Kathryn Reeves – The re-vision of printmaking (1999)Andrzrej Bednarczyk – The shape of graphic art (2010)José Roca – The graphic unconscious or the how and why of a print triennial (2011)Richard Harding – Print as other: the future is queer (2013)Barbara Balfour – The what and the why of print (2016)Part III: KeywordsErnst Rebel – Coordinates of a history of the technical image (2003)Susan Lambert – The status of the reproduction (1988)Clare Humphries – Benjamin’s blindspot: aura and reproduction in the post-print age (2015)K. E. Gover – Are all multiples the same? The problematic nature of the limited edition (2015)Frieder Nake – Printing plates and pixel matrix: the mechanisation of memory (2010)Georges Didi-Huberman – Opening up an anachronistic point of view (1997)Deirdre Brollo – Untying the knot: memory and forgetting in contemporary print work (2013)Yara Flores – Spirit duplication (2010)Catherine Brooks – Three ways to use yellow (2014)Amze Emmons, R.L. Tillman and Jason Urban – On the manual (In the manual) (2014)Nicky Coutts – Animal print suicide (2014)Part IV: The fieldDaniel F. Herrmann – Edinburgh Printmakers and the notion of the workshop (2007)Jeremy Lewison – Projects and portfolios: narrative and structure (1995)Gill Saunders – Lasting impressions? A museum perspective on digital fine art printmaking (2009)Sheryl Conkelton – Print and the public sphere (2011)Johanna Drucker – The work event: art in the distributed field and systems of production (2013)Eric Triantafillou – All the instruments agree (2010)Mari Carmen Ramírez – Stamping (molding) marks: the San Juan Triennial tracking the new century (2004)Shang Hui – Chinese printmaking in the twenty-first century: new horizons and energies (2011)Matthew Perkins – What is ’studio’ in the post-disciplinary age? (2011)Amanda Thomson – Making a place: art and a multi-modal, multi-disciplinary approach (2014)R. L. Tillman – Failures, irritations and grief in printing: in search of Manly Banister, an excerpt from an unpublishable memoir (2014)Index

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Book SynopsisWoodblock printing is a traditional artistic medium in Japan most renowned for its use in ukiyo-e or 'floating world' prints. Both moving and mesmerising, this medium captures scenes with considerable atmosphere and vibrancy whether it be crashing waves, autumn leaves or serene waterfalls. Beginning with a fresh and thoughtful introduction to Japanese woodblock art, Japanese Woodblocks Masterpieces of Art goes on to showcase key works by artists such as Katsuhika Hokusai and Ando Hiroshige.

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Book SynopsisThe Risograph printer is at the forefront of a new creative explosion. More and more artists and designers all over the world are rediscovering this stencil duplicator for themselves, sparking a unique and unexpected renaissance in analogue printing. And Risography is just the most prominent technique in a new wave of cutting-edge contemporary design, one that is also recuperating forgotten technologies such as the Gestetner and the mimeograph. At the heart of the volume are fabulous, hugely diverse examples of Riso-printing, including postcards, magazines, posters, flyers, and experimental printed products, all of which inspire through vivacity of colour, unique textures and, above all, the perfectly imperfect authenticity of Risography.

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Book SynopsisPart of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with Mabel Royds'' Water Lilies. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Includes an A4 poster for reference.Mabel Allington Royds (1874-1941) was born in Bedford. At age 15 she won a scholarship to London’s Royal Academy but opted to study at the Slade. She is famed for her colourful woodcuts of flowers, along with Biblical and Indian scenes, her technique was indebted to Japanese woodcuts.

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Book SynopsisA vividly illustrated catalogue of linocuts by the Modern British printmakers of the Grosvenor School of Art. The Grosvenor School of Modern Art was founded by the influential teacher, painter and wood-engraver Iain McNab in 1925. Situated in London’s Pimlico district, the school played a key role in the story of modern British printmaking between the World Wars. The Grosvenor School artists received critical acclaim in their time that continued until the late 1930s under the influence of Claude Flight who pioneered a revolutionary method of making the simple linocut to dynamic and colourful effect. Cyril Power, a lecturer in architecture at the school, and Sybil Andrews, the School Secretary, were two of Flight’s star students. Whilst incorporating the avant-garde values of Cubism, Futurism and Vorticism, the Grosvenor School printmakers brought their own unique interpretation of the contemporary world to the medium of linocut in images that are strikingly familiar to this day. They are included in the print collections of the world’s major museums, including the British Museum, the MoMA in New York and the Australian National Gallery. Cutting Edge, which accompanied an exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery, illustrates over 120 linocuts, drawings and posters by Grosvenor School artists; its thematic layout focuses on the key components which made up their dynamic and rhythmic visual imagery. For the first time, three Australian printmakers, Dorrit Black, Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme - who played a major part in the Grosvenor School story - are included in a major museum exhibition outside of Australia.Table of ContentsDirector’s Foreword – Jennifer Scott Preface – Gordon Samuel Life in Linocuts: The Printmakers of the Grosvenor School of Modern Art – Hana Leaper 1. The Avant-Garde Pulsating Rhythms: The Radical Achievement of Claude Flight and his Printmaking Pupils – Philip Vann 2. Urban Living Relaxing the Line: The Linocuts of the Australian Artists – Dorrit Black, Eveline Syme and Ethel Spowers – Tracey Lock 3. At Work and at Play 4. A Pastoral Life The Rise, Demise and Renaissance of the Grosvenor School Linocuts – Gordon Samuel 5. The Sporting Life 6. On the Move The Andrew-Power Posters Photographs of the Grosvenor School Artists Notes Photography Credits Index

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Book SynopsisDiscover all the secrets of hybrid and combination techniques used in printmaking. Hybrid Prints reveals the secrets of hybrid and combination techniques used in printmaking. Combined techniques are often used by printmakers as innovative ways of achieving particular results, and then not fully acknowledged or detailed in the information that accompanies the print when it is exhibited. Combination printmaking has a long history, but the explosion of media now available to printmakers has opened up many new possibilities. Learning the techniques associated with creating hybrid prints is often a case of trial-and-error as most printmakers closely guard the secrets of how they make their unique prints. This book is a must-have for student and practising printmakers printmakers as it finally reveals and explains many ‘secret’ methods and techniques.Trade ReviewBlack's excellent and developing series of Printmaking Hanbooks is producing some little gems...an invaluable guide to a difficult subjects. * Artbookreview.net (January 2010) *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction What Is Hybrid? Health and Safety Digital Printmaking: The Integration of Digital into Printmaking Moment of Transfer Stereoscopic and Lenticular Prints How Tools and Techniques Combine and Evolve Collagraph Monoprinting Combination Prints Lithography: Oil and Water Combined Intaglio Combination Prints Screen-printing Combination Prints Relief Print Combinations 3D and 2D: Artists Books and Constructions Why Do We Do It? Glossary Suppliers Index

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Book SynopsisThis pack contains 300 high-quality origami sheets printed with 12 vibrant colors with complimentary color on other side. These color combinations were chosen to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. All of the papers are printed with coordinating colors on the reverse side to provide aesthetically pleasing combinations in origami projects that show both the front and back of the papers. This origami paper pack includes:300 sheets of high-quality origami paper12 unique color combinationsVibrant and bright colorsDouble-sided colorSmall 4 x 4 inch squares (10 cm)

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Book SynopsisThis is your essential guide to less harmful, but equally effective, environmentally friendly printmaking methods. Traditional printmaking techniques expose the artist and the environment to a multitude of toxic materials. In this book, Mark Graver puts the case for non-toxic printmaking and discusses the replication of traditional techniques with less harmful, but equally effective, environmentally friendly methods. This book covers engraving, etching with acrylic resists, using drypoint, making aquatints, mezzotints and collagraphs, and using photopolymers as well as combining various printmaking techniques. Highly illustrated wit the works of artists from around the world, this practical and inspiring book contains everything you need to know about switching to a non-toxic printmaking practice.Trade ReviewThe next installment in A&C Black's excellent Printmaking Handbook range...includes a series of ways to replicate traditional printmaking methods without the use of acids, solvents and petroleum-based materials which can be dangerous to inhale or be in extended contact with. * Artists and Illustrators *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Why Non-Toxic? Materials Metals 1. Acrylic Resist Etching on Copper 2. Acrylic-Resist Hard Grounds 3. Acrylic Soft Grounds 4. Acrylic-Resist Aquatint 5. Wash Grounds, Lift Grounds, White Ground 6. Etching Copper with Ferric Chloride 7. Saline Sulphate Etch 8. Inks, Inking, Paper and Printing 9. Colour, Chine-Coll and Multi-Plate Printing 98 10. Non-Chemical Processes 11. A Survey: Is Printmaking Going Green? By Indrani Gall 12. Conclusion Appendix 1 – Some Thoughts on Non-Toxic Printmaking Appendix 2 – Original Prints and Reproductions – A Need for Definition Featured Artists Suppliers Website Resources Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn 14 original essays, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present. Leading international scholars offer an original and richly illustrated narrative that is global in scope. The history of the book is the history of millions of written, printed, and illustrated texts, their manufacture, distribution, and reception. Here are different types of production, from clay tablets to scrolls, from inscribed codices to printed books, pamphlets, magazines, and newspapers, from written parchment to digital texts. The history of the book is a history of different methods of circulation and dissemination, all dependent on innovations in transport, from coastal and transoceanic shipping to roads, trains, planes and the internet. It is a history of different modes of reading and reception, from learned debate and individual study to public instruction and entertainment. It is a history of manufacture, craftsmanship, dissemination, reading and debate.Yet the history of books is not simply a question of material form, nor indeed of the history of reading and reception. The larger question is of the effect of textual production, distribution and reception - of how books themselves made history. To this end, each chapter of this volume, succinctly bounded by period and geography, offers incisive and stimulating insights into the relationship between books and the story of their times.Trade Review[A] brilliant book... illustrated with the most sumptuous photographic images of books ancient and modern. * Kathryn Hughes, The Mail on Sunday *This book will become an invaluable point of departure for students new to the field, for scholars who need to venture outside their normal chronological and geographical comfort zones, and - as it should be - to that elusive general reader. * John Feather, Library & Information History *Raven... has drawn together scholarly essays offering a sweeping, erudite, and thoroughly engaging narrative... A profusely illustrated, handsomely produced intellectual history. * Kirkus, Starred Review *Together, these fourteen essays form a thorough picture of how and why books progressed along the lines that they did. In an age when books are once again experiencing momentous changes, this well-researched reminder of their durability and timelessness is very welcome. * Eileen Gonzalez, Foreword Reviews *This volume is a cultural biography of the book, taking a global view of its underlying function as a portable, durable conveyor of reproducible information... Other works trace the history of the book, but Oxford's treatment is a deeper, more multicultural, and more visually appealing approach. * Lesley Farmer, Booklist *Beautifully comprehensively illustrated history of the book... the essays are stimulating and thought provoking. This is a scholarly work but it's also a coffee table book intended to be widely read and accessible. This is a very well curated collection... Fascinating and beautiful. * Paul Burke, NB Magazine *This is an excellent compilation on the world-wide history of the book... beautifully illustrated... Put it on your Christmas present list. * Prof. T.D. Wilson, Information Research *Beautifully illustrated, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book is a seminal and original work of meticulous scholarship * Midwest Book Review *A sumptuous production. * Liz Dexter, Shiny New Books *[A] handsome and carefully edited volume... which gratifyingly offers the reader so many opportunities to reflect on our words and the impact of their normally accepted meanings. * Kristian Jensen, The Library *Table of Contents1: James Raven: Introduction 2: Eleanor Robson: The Ancient World 3: Barbara Crostini: Byzantium 4: Cynthia Brokaw: Medieval and Early Modern East Asia 5: David Rundle: Medieval Western Europe 6: James Raven and Goran Proot: Renaissance and Reformation 7: Ann Blair: Managing Information 8: Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom: The Islamic World 9: Jeffrey Freedman: Enlightenment and Revolution 10: Graham Shaw: South Asia 11: Marie-Françoise Cachin: Industrialization 12: Christopher A. Reed and M. William Steele: Modern China, Japan, and Korea 13: Eva Hemmungs Wirtén: Globalization 14: Jeffrey T. Schnapp: Books Transformed Abbreviations and Glossary Further Reading Picture Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisTwelve easy-to-follow projects plus tutorials on creating with found objects, designing your own custom plates for relief printmaking, transferring images, painting stencils, more. Most projects employ common household items.

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Book SynopsisThe seventeenth-century London Wenceslaus Hollar knew is now largely destroyed or buried. Yet its populous river, its timbered streets, fashionable ladies, old St Paul''s, the devestation of the Fire, the palace of Whitehall and the meadows of Islington live on for us in his etchings.Drawing on numerous sources, Gillian Tindall creates a montage of Hollar''s life and times and of the illustrious lives that touched his. It is a carefully researched factual account, but she has also employed her novelist''s skill to form an intricate whole - a life''s texture which is also an absorbing and occasionally tragic story.Trade ReviewHer intention is that fact and fiction should complement each other. They do perfectly -- Frances Spalding * Sunday Times *With clarity of purpose and clarity of style, she has written a book that is both elegant and thoughtful -- Michael Prodger * Sunday Telegraph *Gillian Tindall is a tapestry maker. She finds patterns in history - woven from close research into people and places - that no one else would have the persistence and insight to pursue * Independent *

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Book SynopsisVisually stunning, entertaining and intriguing, this book explores humankindâs enduring curiosity about the animal world.

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Book SynopsisThe wood engravers’ self-portrait tells the story of the image-making firm Dalziel Brothers, investigating and interpreting a unique archive from the British Museum. The study takes a creative-critical approach to illustration, alongside detailed investigation of print techniques and history. Five siblings ran the wood engraving firm Dalziel Brothers: George, Edward, Margaret, John and Thomas Dalziel. Prospering through five decades of work, Dalziel became the major capitalist image makers of Victorian Britain. This book, based on AHRC-funded research, outlines the achievements of these remarkable siblings and uncovers the histories of some of the 36 unknown artisan employees that worked alongside them. Dalziel Brothers made works of global importance: illustrations to Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, novels by Charles Dickens, and landmark Pre-Raphaelite prints, as well as other, brilliant works that are published here for the first time since their initial creation.Table of ContentsIntroduction Approaching engravings: medium and the parasite1 A wordless memoir: the illustrator as archivistPart I The Dalziel family and their ‘woodpecker’ employees, 1839-18932 ‘The print of [her] feet’ (Wordsworth): the wood engravers’ self portrait3 Ruskin’s sinisterity: disjointed hands and brains, and the division of art labour4 Barnaby Rudge and ‘the atmosphere of letters’ (Craik): apprenticeship, education and employment5 Ghostwriting the line of the other: Wilkie Collins’s After Dark, and Dalziel’s freelance engravers6 ‘This midnight forger’ (Trollope): signatures, authorship, and relations between engravers and draughtspeoplePart II Medium and technique at Dalziel Brothers7 ‘Off with her head!’ (Carroll): execution, technical violence, and the discipline of visual culture8 ‘These many ingenious adaptations of photography’ (Dalziel): photography and wood engraving, from Eadweard Muybridge to Julia Margaret Cameron9 ‘A peculiar brilliancy of black’ (DeVinne): the colour of monochrome, and Thomas Dalziel’s The May Queen10 Speed, print, newsConclusion11 Greedy rats

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Book SynopsisA collaboration between award-winning poet Anita Skeen and renowned printmaker Laura DeLind. Seeking to navigate the isolation and uncertainty of the covid-19 pandemic, they challenged each other's ability to see the small things often neglected and unnoticed. The result is a thoughtful and often joyful collection of poetry and prints.

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Book SynopsisMeet artist Mari Ichimasu's collection of traveling cats, an adorable array of water-color kitties teeming with personality. Viola wears binoculars, ready to watch the whales. Maka is barefoot with a guitar and a bottle of beer peeking out of her pack. Jake dons snowshoes, a thick sweater, and a scarf as he heads to snow country. These water-color illustrations are accompanied by simple sweet poems that tell of each cat's journey. Meet all 45 traveling felines in this debut collection.

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Book SynopsisAn eye-popping collection of Winters' print works from the past four decadesWith more than 800 images, this lavishly produced book provides a comprehensive documentation of the boundary-pushing printmaking work of American artist Terry Winters (born 1949). It contains eight foldout sections that contextualize the artist's work in print with his work in painting and drawing.

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Book SynopsisScreen printing is a print process involving the forcing of ink through a screen of fine material to create a picture or pattern. It has been around for many years, and has long been perceived as a specialist subject accessible only to professional printers and textile artists due to the high cost of the screens and inks. Recently, however, screen printing has entered the mainstream and the equipment and tools have become more affordable and accessible. In this Beginner's Guide to Screen Printing, Erin Lacy shows you how to make your own screen using an embroidery hoop and silk fabric, and demonstrates how to create beautiful designs that are easy to achieve. Discover how to print onto different surfaces such as wood, cork and fabric, and create twelve stunning, coastal and botanical-themed projects through bright and colourful step-by-step photography. The book includes templates and inspiration on how to design your own screen printing motifs.Trade ReviewWith well laid out content and index of projects, and a useful glossary, this book provides a friendly and reassuring introduction. The projects are varied and build in difficulty level as the book progresses. Several projects are practical, rather than just decorative. You will learn how to print with gradients, overlayed techniques, and repeat patterns. The text is thorough and informative, but also easy to understand. I felt anyone with an interest, from teenagers upwards, would find this book valuable. I was struck by the genius idea of repurposing embroidery hoops as printing frames. I also liked how the projects are all geared towards being able to wash your screens in a household sink and without any pricey specialist detergents. Perhaps some of the craft tools could have been labelled more specifically in the photographs, but the step-by-step photos used for the actual projects are clear and helpful. Similarly, the instructions are thorough. The list of tools and materials is not overwhelming, and they don’t seem offputtingly expensive. I appreciated the advice on selecting inks. This is something I’ve investigated in the past, but I’ve just ended up confusing myself. There are good tips regarding assessing fabric and shrinkage, and the interesting suggestion of using a vegetable steamer to fix the inks. There is also useful advice about equipment, surfaces, the positioning of objects, and tips on cutting out stencils. I particularly liked the method for printing a repeat pattern on fabric. With projects covering printing on wood and cork as well as fabric - along with the use of “found” objects such as leaves - this book encourages the reader to venture further than just printing a tea towel. Several pages of templates are provided – my favourites being a dragonfly and a shell. -- Sophie Hudson * Customer review *What can l say about this little but not so little book? It’s packed full of information and handy tip for screen printing to making stencils and how to use them. You probably have most of the materials needed at home with exception of screens and a squeegee. The templates at the back of the book are nice and are great for cutting and practice prints it also show how to print in 2 colours which is great as expected; great book and the pictures speak a thousand words - and can sometimes explain better than words. -- Anne Hill * Customer review *What Can I say? I got this book as I was super interested in screen printing! All the local courses to me were too expensive so I figured I would go for a book. The step by step guides are amazing. The templates are really useful! And I learnt so so much from all the tips and tutorials. -- Emma Brown * Customer review *I am really pleased with this book. It gives step by step guidance for the beginner and there are photos of each step which I find incredibly helpful as I can refer to them whilst working on my ideas. What I like most is that although it is a beginner's guide it is is not so basic as to be insulting and a short-lived read. I can see that I will be able to come back to it regularly as I learn more about screen printing. I had bought a kit and the instructions were neither clear nor detailed enough so this was just the book I was looking for. Would recommend to anyone and it is also not too expensive. -- Barbara Strange * Customer review *I thought the book was very informative for a complete beginner. It explains about everything you will need, how to make screens, what paint to buy and most useful, how to clean up. The stencils were a surprise in the back of the book. Overall this is a very good book and a nice addition to my craft book collection. -- Jan Hudson * Customer review *I have always thought of Screen Printing to be very difficult to do and very expensive to start doing. This book certainly takes you from the beginning and starting with easy things and not needing particularly expensive equipment. I like the personal way it is written with lots or tips and advice as you go along rather than straightforward do this and do that with no further explanations as to why. The author definitely is sharing her personal experience which is what makes the book so effective. There are lots of illustrations that clearly show you what and how to do things. I like the way that the book also includes templates for the project shown inside so that you can replicate those projects exactly as shown in the illustrations rather than have to make your own alternative patterns or templates. -- Zena Kate * Customer review *A great book with all the information needed to start your new hobby. There're some projects and patterns to use from basic to a little more intricate. Can't wait to try the dragonfly motif. -- Tammy Harris * Customer review *I got the opportunity to receive a free copy of this book in exchange for my review and I’ve got to say I am so happy I was able to! I had previously bought a screen printing kit from a craft fair but have been a bit stuck as to how to get started. I also wanted to make my own stencils but didn’t know where to begin... This book by Erin Lacy is a fantastic guide for beginners! It’s full of pictures and useful how to guides and each of the projects are well described and very cute. An added bonus was the wooden triangles and lilac printing paint that was included to try out the bunting project! In summary: I definitely recommend this book if you want to get started with screen printing it covers all the tools you need and some great projects to try out! -- Rebecca Ridyard * Customer review *Brilliant little book - well presented with loads of ideas for projects. Clear, easy to follow instructions, including photos of each step, with plenty of diagrams and designs to trace around. Perfect for anyone wanting to learn a new hobby. Would make a great gift. -- Sue Rowland * Customer review *Very clear instructions aimed for beginners, as the title states. I particularly like the fact that an embroidery hoop can be used to begin with whilst you are learning how to screen print. This book will provide you with invaluable skills whilst working your way through this book's activities and instructions, the addition of templates towards the back of the book is a huge help to start you on your way. I also love the section about creating your own designs, how wonderful to personalise your own work. -- Pamela Hainsworth * Customer Review *With over 300 illustrations in 112 pages, Erin Lacy's Beginner's Guide to Screen Printing takes you through 12 stunning projects of coastal and botanical themes in this perfect introduction guide. Erin shows you how to make your own screen using and embroidery hoops and silk fabric. This book also has templates and inspiration on how to go forth and create your own wonderful designs and motifs. * Simply Cards and Papercraft *Although primarily aimed at the craft market, this is such a good introduction to screen printing that it is worthy of inclusion in a journal aimed at fine art and work on paper. While it is true that this will mean a mental adjustment from working with textiles, the processes are much the same and little practice should be required to make this transition. What makes the book attractive is that it is based around 12 projects. This means that you are producing results while you work, rather than wading through a lot of technical information before you have anything to show. The danger, of course, is that it can be easy to skip over the necessary techniques, but the projects are simple and you should find that you pick the basics up fairly quickly. Simple projects and equipment keep investment to a minimum and make the whole thoroughly enjoyable. * The Artist *Erin Lacy demystifies the art of screen printing, with inspiring photography, beautiful projects and easy-to-follow techniques. You'll learn how to make a screen using an embroidery hoop and silk fabric, print onto different surfaces such as wood, cork and fabric, and create 12 coastal and botanical-themed projects with your printed designs. * Simply Sewing *Make your mark with this primer on screen printing. Even if you have never done any before you will soon be printing like a pro on not only fabric and paper but cork, wood and more. I’ve done some screen printing in the past, but not recently so was keen to see if the book was suitable for a beginner. Buying the kit is not cheap and one of the main concerns anybody has before taking up a new hobby is whether they will take to it or not, so laying out money on costly equipment is often the reason they don’t bother. The author of this book wisely suggests having a try first with an embroidery hoop, a sponge dabber and a silk habutai scarf; this is also a very portable way of doing it. After introducing the materials and tools the book goes on to explain how the process works from drawing, to cutting the stencil, attaching it to the screen, printing and fixing. This is a lot to take in, but it is broken down into sections and there are plenty of staged photographs with reassuringly short captions which make it all seem doable. If the drawing part is rather a challenge, not to mention rendering your art to make it suitable for printing you can use found objects like leaves and of course the templates at the back. The projects cover not only fabric items but postcards, wooden bunting, cork coasters and a card print for the wall. Fabric projects include a skirt, a bag, tea towel, table mats and a runner. Each one teaches a different lesson so you can amass useful and gift quality items while learning. The theme is mostly nature with an emphasis on the seaside as the author lives in Cornwall, and she sells her own range of paints for printing. At the back is a short gallery of items plus a handy glossary. I found this to be a very user (and purse) friendly primer on the sometimes rather daunting process of screen printing and look forward to taking it up again. -- Rachel A Hyde * MyShelf.com *Screen printing has recently entered the mainstream, with the necessary equipment and tools becoming more affordable. It has never been easier for you to explore a new discipline, printing your designs on surfaces such as wood, cork, and every stitcher's favourite... fabric! The ultimate companion on your crafting journey, Beginner's Guide to Screen Printing by Erin Lacy will guide you through the basics and introduce you to 12 attractive yet accessible projects. * Sew Magazine *Table of ContentsIntroduction Inspiration and ideas Tools and materials Before you print After you print Making a hoop screen Exposing: Working with resists Print production Repeats and borders Tessellations Multilayered screen printing Placement motifs Printing gradients Creating your own designs Templates and motifs Glossary Index The projects Botanical postcards Cork coasters Wood bunting Calico tote bags Swallow-print tea towel Feather-print fabric Feather-print skirt Printed cushion covers Dragonfly placemats Dragonfly table runner Shell motif beach blanket Pebble print

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Book SynopsisAlbrecht Durer is probably the most famous German artist of the Renaissance, if not of all time. His works are world-famous and he was a master in numerous artistic disciplines such as woodcut, copperplate engraving, drawing and painting. What is less well known is that he was interested in weapons and fencing throughout his life. He produced several woodcuts for a tournament book by Emperor Maximilian I, but he devoted himself much more thoroughly to the subject of duels in his own extensive fencing manuscript. Durer's fight book stands out from the mass of illustrated fencing manuscripts because of its outstanding quality. In well over 100 elaborate drawings, the master uniquely depicts dynamic pairs of fighters practising contemporary combat techniques, such as wrestling or sword and dagger fighting. Since its creation more than 500 years ago, the fight book has never been published in its entirety. This edition offers the complete contents of the manuscript for the very first time: All illustrations are reproduced in colour and the complete text is presented in a letter-perfect transcription as well as a translation into modern English. Albrecht Durer's fight book offers a unique, new look at Durer the artist and Durer the fighter.

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Book SynopsisThe history of the Folly Cove Designers (1941-1969) - one of America's longest-running artist collectives - is explored through their work. Folly Cove Designers (officially 1941-1969) was a mostly all-women block printing collective. The group was founded by Caldecott-award winner and beloved children's book author/illustrator Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios (of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel fame). Together the Gloucester, MA-based group produced over three hundred distinct designs conveying personal and regional narratives through the use of shared design principles and the compelling language of pattern. The group was propelled to international fame through commercial contracts with major retailers (F. Schumacher, Lord & Taylor, etc.), articles in leading periodicals such as Life, and participation in seminal fine craft exhibitions. As the first comprehensive history of the Folly Cove Designers, Trailblazing Women Printmakers documents and celebrates the group's tremendous success and the incredible artistry of its members. Through historical ephemera and photographs, Sarni explores the history, the work, and the group dynamics of the Folly Cove Collective.

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Book SynopsisSold in packs of 6. Gorgeous, foiled, handmade greeting cards, blank inside and shrink-wrapped with a gold envelope. Themed with our art calendars, foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. Our greeting cards are printed on FSC paper and wrapped in biodegradable cellobag, and are themed with our art calendars, foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. Born in Kent, Annie Soudain lives by the sea in Sussex and much of her work continues to be inspired by the beautiful landscapes surrounding her. This colourful linoprint was created using the reduction method, which involves progressively cutting, inking up, and printing from the same block.

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Book SynopsisHow were the first fonts made? Who invented italics? When did we work out how to print in colour? Many of the standard features of printed books were designed by pioneering typographers and printers in the latter half of the fifteenth century. Although Johannes Gutenberg is credited with printing the first books in Europe with moveable type, at the height of the Renaissance many different European printers and publishers found innovative solutions to replicate the appearance of manuscript books in print and improve on them. The illustrated examples in Typographic Firsts originate in those early decades, bringing into focus the influences and innovations that shaped the printed book and established a Western typographic canon. From the practical challenges of polychromatic printing or printing music staves and notes to the techniques for illustrating books with woodcuts, producing books for children and the design of the first fonts, these stories chart the invention of the printed book, the world’s first means of mass communication. Also covering title pages, maps, printing in gold and printing in colour, this book shows how a mixture of happenstance and brilliant technological innovation came together to form the typographic and design conventions of the book.Trade Review'Offers some beautiful ornate examples to linger over, but the reader is never allowed to forget that the Renaissance book was a product of painstaking labour and mechanical ingenuity. Not to mention hard-nosed business. … for those wanting an introduction to incunables, Typographic Firsts is a visual treat.' * TLS *'This is a great book for those studying typographic history and for anyone with a love for print.' * Choice *

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Book SynopsisCraig-Martin?s signature style abounds in his collected prints and multiples, featuring everyday objects minimally rendered and in bright colorsCoinciding with a retrospective exhibition at the Royal Academy, this catalogue raisonné enumerates all of Michael Craig-Martin''s (born 1941) printed work. Screenprints, letterpress and computer works all present his signature style of everyday objects drawn in outline and rendered in intense saturated colors.

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Book SynopsisSurimono poetry prints are among the finest examples of Japanese woodblock printmaking of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Consisting of witty poetry combined with related images, surimono were often designed by leading print artists and were exquisitely produced using the best materials and most sophisticated printing techniques. Unlike the ukiyo-e prints of actors, courtesans and landscapes that were being commercially published around the same time, surimono were never intended for sale to the general public. Instead they were privately published in limited editions by members of poetry clubs, to present to friends and acquaintances on festive occasions, especially at the New Year. This book introduces over forty surimono in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum and provides readers with an insight into the refined and cultivated Japanese literati culture of the early nineteenth century. As well as exploring the customs, legends, figures and objects depicted, it presents new translations of the humorous poems (kyoka) that lie at the heart of surimono, and highlights the intricate relationship that existed between the poetry and accompanying images. This will be the first time that the Ashmolean's collection of surimono, mostly from the Jennings-Spalding Gift and containing a number of rare and previously unpublished prints, has ever been catalogued.

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Book SynopsisFirst book about this printmaker John Edgar Platt. Considers his place in British 20th century printmaking and investigates the influence of Japanese woodblock printing.

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