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Title: Ariadne Florentina
Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving

Author: John Ruskin

Release Date: November 15, 2008 [EBook #27268]

Language: English

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THE COMPLETE WORKS

OF

JOHN RUSKIN

THE EAGLE'S NEST
LOVE'S MEINIE
ARIADNE FLORENTINA
VAL D'ARNO
PROSERPINA

NATIONAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK CHICAGO

ARIADNE FLORENTINA.

SIX LECTURES

ON

WOOD AND METAL ENGRAVING

WITH APPENDIX.

GIVEN BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD,

IN MICHAELMAS TERM, 1872.

CONTENTS.

LECTURE I.
PAGE
DEFINITION OF THE ART OF ENGRAVING 1

LECTURE II.

THE RELATION OF ENGRAVING TO OTHER ARTS IN FLORENCE 22

LECTURE III.

THE TECHNICS OF WOOD ENGRAVING 42

LECTURE IV.

THE TECHNICS OF METAL ENGRAVING 61

LECTURE V.

DESIGN IN THE GERMAN SCHOOLS OF ENGRAVING (HOLBEIN AND DUeRER) 81

LECTURE VI.

DESIGN IN THE FLORENTINE SCHOOLS OF ENGRAVING (SANDRO BOTTICELLI) 108

APPENDIX.

ARTICLE
I. NOTES ON THE PRESENT STATE OF ENGRAVING IN ENGLAND 143

II. DETACHED NOTES