wood engraving
noun
the art or process of engraving designs in relief with a burin on the end grain of wood, for printing.
wood engraver
-
a word derived from
wood engraving.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Whymper, an Englishman, also had followed in his father’s professional footsteps and become an artist and wood engraver.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 14, 2015
He had served an apprenticeship to a Boston wood engraver, then worked as an illustrator for Harper's, Scribner's and Century magazines.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Tempestuous Petticoat, one of the children, Clare Leighton, now a U.S. wood engraver, has set out to remember mania in all her Edwardian glory.
From Time Magazine Archive
The prints were produced by close cooperation between artist, wood engraver, printer and publisher, and sold for only a few cents apiece.
From Time Magazine Archive
In time, photographic processes came to be used for transferring pictures to the blocks and eventually, of course, photomechanical halftones replaced the wood engraver altogether.
From Why Bewick Succeeded A Note in the History of Wood Engraving by Jacob Kainen
