A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical

CHAPTER I.

ANTIQUITY OF ENGRAVING.

Engraving -- The Word Explained -- The Art Defined -- Distinction Between Engraving on Copper and on Wood -- Early Practice of the Art of Impressing Characters by Means of Stamps Instanced in Babylonian Bricks; Fragments of Egyptian and Etruscan Earthenware; Roman Lamps, Tiles, and Amphoræ -- The Cauterium or Brand -- Principle of Stencilling...