A treatise on wood engravings : historical and practical . J. C. UURSLLV, \. •SUCH AS TtlK MELTING SOUL MAY TIKRCE. V\. J. * ARTISTS AND ENGRAVERS OF THE PRESENT F. W. tAlIuloLr Me. Y. W. Fairholt is distinguished for his knowledge of Costumeand Mediaeval art, which he has exemplified in a considerable number ofshaded outlines, mostly drawn and engraved by himself. The wood-engraving at the head of this page is from the Archaeological Albumpublished in 1845, under the auspices of the British ArchaeologicalAssociation, to whose journal Mr. Fairholt has contributed large
A treatise on wood engravings : historical and practical . J. C. UURSLLV, \. •SUCH AS TtlK MELTING SOUL MAY TIKRCE. V\. J. * ARTISTS AND ENGRAVERS OF THE PRESENT F. W. tAlIuloLr Me. Y. W. Fairholt is distinguished for his knowledge of Costumeand Mediaeval art, which he has exemplified in a considerable number ofshaded outlines, mostly drawn and engraved by himself. The wood-engraving at the head of this page is from the Archaeological Albumpublished in 1845, under the auspices of the British ArchaeologicalAssociation, to whose journal Mr. Fairholt has contributed largely. Tenof the subjects in the Book of British Ballads, illustrative of the Storyof Sir Andrew Barton, are designed by him and give a favourablespecimen of his drawing. They are cleverly engraved by T. Armstrong. The Vignette is from the illustrated edition of Eobin Hood, editedby Mr. J. M. Gutch in 1847. Mr. Fairholt has also edited and illus-trated a volume on the Costume of England; a History of Tobacco,published by Messrs. Chapman & Hall; and the Translation of LabartesArts of the Middle Ages, published by Mr. Murray.
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