Introduction
The term intaglio, means to engrave or to cut into. Intaglio is "the process by which an image is created by gouging, biting, or incising lines into the surface of a metal plate." The ink or pigment is lifted from the recessed marks carved in the print surface and transferred through pressure to damp paper. Common types of intaglio processes are etching, engraving, and collagraph. Intaglio emerged as an art medium during the fifteenth century out of a tradition of metal engraving where gold and silversmiths used the process to retain their designs for future use or to record their work in progress. The Printmaking Bible (p. 14)
General Resources
RISD's Fleet Library has many resources for Intaglio printing. Below you will find a selection of relevant books, to see a full list of the library's holdings click here.
A Collection Of Wonderful Things; Intaglio Prints by Call Number: NE539.V36 A43 1972ISBN: 978091202029772 prints from the period 1952 to 1972, mostly black and white, but some using color. Techniques include etching, engraving, drypoint, and aquatint.
Conversations from the Print Studio by Call Number: NE1630 .Z36 2012ISBN: 9780300179897Through lively discussions between Zammiello, Elisabeth Hodermarsky, and ten contemporary artists--Mel Bochner, Carroll Dunham, Ellen Gallagher, Jane Hammond, Suzanne McClelland, Chris Ofili, Elizabeth Peyton, Matthew Ritchie, Kiki Smith, and Terry Winters--Conversations from the Print Studio offers an intimate look at the relationship between printer and artist, as well as insight into the technical challenges of intaglio printmaking.
Etching, Engraving, & Intaglio Printing by Call Number: NE850 .G75 1970ISBN: 0192899163An authoritative survey of contemporary developments in methods and materials based on the experience of a lifetime and taking due note of the historical setting of intaglio printmaking.
Intaglio Printmaking Techniques by Call Number: NE1625 .L4 1976ISBN: 0823025543Intaglio printmaking involves engraving or incising a figure in stone or other hard material to obtain an impression from the subsurface design. In this thorough handbook, a noted printmaker and teacher offers complete up-to-date coverage of etching, engraving, drypoint, and other well-known intaglio techniques, as well as such less-familiar methods as tuilegraphs, collagraphs, and transfers.
The Complete Intaglio Print by Call Number: NE1625 .R67A complete hands on guide to creating all aspects of intaglio prints with historic and contemporary examples.
Engraving and Etching 1400-2000 by Call Number: NE1634 .S75 2012ISBN: 9781904982715This book covers the history of the material-technical aspects of engraving, etching and intaglio plate printing through history.
The Complete Collagraph by Call Number: NE2232 .R65ISBN: 0029267706Covers how to make a collagraph plate, printing the plate in black and white, color printing, three-dimensional collagraph, the print workshop, care of prints, and the business of prints.
