Encyclopedia of Woodblock Printmaking : Fletcher

Fletcher - Woodblock Printing : Contents

THE ARTISTIC CRAFTS SERIES

TECHNICAL HANDBOOKS

WOODBLOCK PRINTING

by the

JAPANESE METHOD

BY

F. MORLEY FLETCHER

SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, LTD.

LONDON

1916

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Editor's Preface (1916)
Author's Note
Chapter I	1
Introduction and Description of the Origins of Wood-Block Printing - Its Uses for Personal Artistic Expression, for Reproduction of Decorative Designs, and as a Fundamental Training for Students of Printed Decoration
Chapter II	9
General Description of the Operation of Printing from a Set of Blocks
Chapter III	17
Description of the Materials and Tools required for Block Cutting
Chapter IV	23
Block Cutting and the Planning of Blocks
Chapter V	47
Preparation of Paper, Ink, Colour, and Paste for Printing
Chapter VI	61
Detailed Method of Printing - The Printing Tools, Baren and Brushes
Chapter VII	81
Principles and Main Considerations in Designing Wood-Block Prints - Their Application to Modern Colour Printing
Chapter VIII	89
Co-operative Printing
Appendix
Prints and Collotype Plates	94