Transcriber’s Note
The cover image was created by the transcriber for the convenience of the reader,and it is placed in the public domain.
THE ILLUSTRATION OF BOOKS
THE ILLUSTRATION
OF BOOKS A MANUAL
FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS,
NOTES FOR A COURSE OF
LECTURES AT THE SLADE
SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
BY
JOSEPH PENNELL
LECTURER ON ILLUSTRATION AT
THE SLADE SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE, AUTHOR OF “PEN
DRAWING AND PEN DRAUGHTSMEN,”
“MODERN ILLUSTRATION,” ETC
NEW YORK: THE CENTURY CO
LONDON: T FISHER UNWIN
All rights reserved.
| LECTURE I. | |
| PAGE | |
| WHAT IS ILLUSTRATION? | 1 |
| LECTURE II. | |
| THE EQUIPMENT OF THE ILLUSTRATOR | 14 |
| LECTURE III. | |
| METHODS OF DRAWING FOR REPRODUCTION IN LINE | 33 |
| LECTURE IV. | |
| THE REPRODUCTION OF LINE DRAWINGS | 65 |
| LECTURE V. | |
| THE MAKING OF WASH DRAWINGS AND THEIR REPRODUCTION BY MECHANICAL PROCESS | 80 |
| LECTURE VI. | |
| REPRODUCTION OF DRAWINGS BY WOOD ENGRAVING | 93 |
| [Pg vi]LECTURE VII. | |
| LITHOGRAPHY | 112 |
| LECTURE VIII. | |
| ETCHING | 123 |
| LECTURE IX. | |
| THE PRINTING OF ETCHINGS | 144 |
| LECTURE X. | |
| PHOTOGRAVURE AND PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHY, ETC. | 155 |
| LECTURE XI. | |
| MAKING READY FOR THE PRINTING PRESS | 160 |