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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ex Libris, post: 9434298, member: 14916&quot;]In the collection I have found 3 printing techniques so far: Woodcut, Metalcut and copper engraving.</p><p><br /></p><p>Woodcut, metalcut and copper engraving are all printmaking techniques that use different materials and methods to create images.</p><p><br /></p><p>Woodcut is a technique where an artist carves an image into a block of wood, leaving the parts that will print raised. The block is then inked and pressed onto paper or fabric. Woodcut is one of the oldest and simplest forms of printmaking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Metalcut is a technique that is similar to woodcut, but uses a thin metal plate instead of a wooden block. The plate can be cut away or hammered with punches to create the image. Metalcut was mostly used in the 15th and 16th centuries for religious or ornamental prints. There are two types of metalcut: one that looks like a normal woodcut with black lines on a white background, and another that uses white dots or patterns on a black background, called the dotted manner.</p><p><br /></p><p>Copper engraving is a technique where an artist uses a sharp tool called a burin to scratch lines into a polished copper plate. The plate is then coated with ink and wiped clean, leaving ink only in the engraved lines. The plate is then pressed onto paper, transferring the image. Copper engraving allows for more detail and precision than woodcut or metalcut, and was widely used for illustrations and maps from the 16th to the 19th centuries.</p><p><br /></p><p>A woodcut dated 1493 from Schedel&#039;s Liber Chronicarum. A woodcut was fairly easy to make, but didn&#039;t last long in the print process.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436549[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a combination of a woodcut (the image) and a woodcut (border) in</p><p>Geystliche Lieder by Martin Luther (1564). Metalcuts were often made by silversmiths and were very durable.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436551[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a copper engraving that I haven&#039;t identified yet. You see they can make the lines much thinner than a woodcut and it is easier to make them compared to a metalcut.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]436597[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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