An essential reference book
"Le Béguin" is a must-have reference for printmakers, lithographers, curators, and lovers of fine prints.
- Over 1000 entries
- 44 full-page illustrations
- Numerous technical charts
- A bibliography of 200 titles
Content overview
- Definitions: print, engraving, captions, signatures, numbering…
- Techniques: aquatint, woodcut, linocut, etching, burin, monotype, silkscreen…
- Workshop processes: steel-facing, varnishing, polishing, restoration, wiping…
- Formulas: inks, varnishes, etching baths, specialized compounds
- Tools & materials: presses, woods, metals, burins, papers, abrasives…
- Terminology: proof, sculpsit, interrasiles, nielle, contre-épreuve…
- Historical overview: of engraving, paper, presses, inks, silkscreen…
- Bibliography: intaglio, typography, bookbinding, conservation…
1998 Edition – Single volume
ISBN: 2-903319-02-2