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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.6
EAN num: 9780486268804
ISBN number: 0486268802
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 64
Printing Date: September 26, 1991
Publishing house: Dover Publications
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Add nautical charm to almost any graphic project. Over 420 vintage views of paddle wheelers, sailors, fish and shellfish, sailing vessels, deep-sea divers, ocean liners, harbors, swimmers, lifeboats, rowboats, propellers, many other images. Royalty-free illustrations reproduce extremely well. Indispensable resource for graphic artists.
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Nautical illustrations accesses a treasure trove of 19th Century engravers art. What few people realise is the wonderful artistry of the fibre and metal engravers of the 19th Century. Each illustration was rendered by hand on the end grain of wooden blocks, steel or copper. Some of these illustrations were copied over and over by the engraver working 12 hours a day in poorly lite attics far removed for the scene of action. So it is a marvel that they have survived (the original plates/blocks were destroyed over a 100 years ago). Paper impressions on decaying material are a marvel to see reproduced in this form. The book is a 1970's style layout for literally "cut and paste" illustration, this at least gives a good base for photocopy or scanning. The CD is a great resource for the computer designer. I just wish the original artists, the engravers, where not fully recognised. Their skill is truely a lost art.
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