Excerpt from An Inquiry Into the Origin and Early History of Engraving, Upon Copper and in Wood, Vol. 1: With an Account of Engravers and Their Works, From the Invention of Chalcography by Maso Finiguerra, to the Time of Marc' Antonio Raimondi It happened that that part of the present Inquiry which treats of early wood-engraving, was finished before Mr. Singer's work was far advanced and at his request, a copy of the book, so far printed, was sent to him for his inspection I have thought it necessary to notice this circumstance, in order to account for the mention of this work in several passages of Mr. Singer's book, which, having been finally completed before my own, has now been many weeks in the hands of the public. Mr. Singer, I find, differs with me in opinion upon several points; but I think, upon the whole, we are less frequently at variance as to facts than consequences. There are two or three passages of his work, only, to which I think it necessary to offer a few words in reply. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from An Inquiry Into the Origin and Early History of Engraving, Upon Copper and in Wood, Vol. 2: With an Account of Engravers and Their Works, From the Invention of Chalcography by Maso Finiguerra, to the Time of Marc' Antonio Raimondi In addition to such arguments, I must observe, with Lanzi, that it is highly improbable that Mantegna should first have applied himself to the practice of so laborious an art as engraving, at the advanced age of sixty; and that, employed, as he constantly was, in great works of painting, it is not to be believed that he should have found time, during the last sixteen years of his life, to execute so considerable a number of large and finished engravings as we possess by his hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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