Reviews the basic methods of relief printing and Includes historical background and is a practical discussion of modern technique.

An illustrated introduction to traditional and modern printmaking techniques.

The woodcut may look similar to the products of other graphic processes at first glance, but it has a very distinctive quality - it cannot belie the hardness of the material from which it is made. Its contour is angular, its surfaces unyielding, and there is something severe about its structure and form. Yet it is the reputed inflexibility of the material which has stimulated the artist from Durer's time to our own to overcome its limitations, and even, like the Japanese, to elicit a delicacy from it. This fascinating study of the most ancient of printing processes looks at the woodcut through the ages, and the different roles it has played.

Describes the tools, materials, and techniques used to produce woodcuts, and shows work by a variety of artists.

For hundreds of years, wood engraving was the primary means of illustrating books in France, Italy, and the Netherlands. In the sixteenth century, the German master Durer brought engraving to new artistic heights. Since then, scores of true originals have put their own stamp on this unique wonderfully expressive form.

Portfolio of Hans Alexander Mueller, filled with examples of his illustrations often displayed in color. Contains, in addition to all the pages included in the book, a signed proof of the artist's engraved self portrait.

This book takes a fresh look at ukiyo-e, the colourful woodblock prints that are the most popular form of Japanese art. The book introduces the little-seen collection held by the Library of Congress.

Ten chapters on all aspects of printing by letterpress.

Letterpress Printing is the comprehensive sourcebook for beginning and intermediate letterpress printers. Using clear explanations of technical terms and more than 80 illustrations, the manual describes presses, ink, paper, press operation, type and photopolymer plates. The book shows how to set up and run small and large platen presses, and Vandercook and Challenge-style hand cylinder presses.

The Vandercook 100 celebrates 100 years of printing on the Vandercook proof press (1909-2009) and showcases 100 of today's most significant letterpress printers who use the Vandercook press. The selected printers are internationally respected teachers, practitioners and designers, recognized for their diversity of design and printing processes, their passion for letterpress and their love of the Vandercook proof press.

Wood and metal letters pressed into paper laid the foundation for the modern world. Once essential to communication, letterpress printing unexpectedly thrives in our digital age.