Modern Letter Engraving in Theory and Practice (Classic Reprint): A Manual for the Use of Watchmakers, Jewelers and Other Metal Engravers - Couverture souple

Fred Holmes Rees

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ISBN 10 : 1451015305 ISBN 13 : 9781451015300

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Cognizant of the fact there are many young men desirous of learning the art of letter engraving, who are unable to take a course of instructions under an instructor, and that there are many doing engraving by laboring under perplexing and discouraging dis advantages, and are unaware of it to some extent, owing to the lack of rudimentary and technical train ing and knowledge of the art, while if they had the advantages of being correctly informed and started in the right way, they would find the work an art and pleasant study. For such reasons I was prompted to write this book. The author.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

CHAPTER I. Engraving as has 'veIl been said, is one of the most beautjfu] arts in existence, and there has been no time jn its history for better opportunity to exemplify its beauty than during the past few years, in view of. the fact of there having been so many nov.eltie~ made and sold which arc expressly designed to be engraved. The demand for engraving has increased so rapidly that it is impossible for jewelers to engrave the goods they sell ~uring the busy scasons. At thjs day and age, with the advancement jn the art, it is necessary for those who would be successful, to be proficient and thorough. Proficiency is obtained only by persistent and studious work, by which the masters of the art have succeeded. It is within the scope of any energetic young man's talents to become a good engraver without apprenticing himself to any regular instructor; howcver, the writer would recommend an students to both study bo

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Excerpt from Modern Letter Engraving in Theory and Practice: A Manual for the Use of Watchmakers, Jewelers and Other Metal Engravers

Cognizant of the fact there are many young men desirous of learning the art of letter engraving, who are unable to take a course of instructions under an instructor, and that there are many doing engraving by laboring under perplexing and discouraging disadvantages, and are unaware of it to some extent, owing to the lack of rudimentary and technical training and knowledge of the art, while if they had the advantages of being correctly informed and started in the right way, they would find the work an art and pleasant study.

For such reasons I was prompted to write this book.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451015305
• ISBN 13: 9781451015300
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 189
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