PRESCRIBED WORKS OF ART 2023/24
GENERAL
Griffiths, Antony. Prints and Printmaking: An introduction to the history and techniques. London: British Museum Press, 1996.
Very helpful overview of Renaissance printing, with plenty of detail in such a small book. Good starting point for any print researcher.
Landau, David and Peter Parshall. The Renaissance Print, 1470 – 1550. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994.
A detailed book covering the rise of the printed image in Europe. If in doubt about where to begin your research on a printmaker or a work of art, Landau and Parshall’s text is a good place to start.
Stijnman, Ad. Engraving and Etching 1400-2000: A History of the Development of Manual Intaglio Printmaking Processes. London: Archetype Publications, 2012
Detailed history of European etching and engraving. Particularly useful for explaining the technical process of intaglio printing.
VENICE
Muraro, Michelangelo and David Rosand. Titian and the Venetian Woodcut. Washington D.C.: International Exhibitions Foundation, 1976
One of the few books dedicated to the development of the woodcut in Venice.
Witcombe, Christopher L. C. E. Copyright in the Renaissance: Prints and the Privilegio in Sixteenth-Century Venice and Rome. Leiden: Brill, 2004
A short and informative overview of copyright regulations in early modern Italy. Notably useful for Venice.
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