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Collecting Original Prints
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A Beginner's Guide
By
Rosemary Simmons
$27.82
Price includes NZ wide delivery! Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback / softback, 128 pages | | Other Information: | 100 approx | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 31 October 2005 |
This accessible and useful book will be an invaluable guide for all those interested in printmaking - from obtaining an understanding of different prints to buying for investment. The author covers areas such as collecting, explaining what constitutes an original print, how to spot copies, different types of print (from traditional to digital techniques), information on buying and selling prints, copyright, framing and conservation. |
About the AuthorA renowned printmaker and the retired founder and editor of Printmaking Today. She is an honorary member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and the Printmakers' Council. She has written widely including the Dictionary of Printmaking Terms (A&C Black) PrizesReadily accessible and easy-to-follow guideThorough information provided by an author with years of experienceHas wide appeal for collectors and all those with an interest in prints, as well as printmakers themselvesDiscusses various ways of buying prints from sales rooms to the internet Reviews" this book will entice you into a wonderful world. Not only are all the different types of printmaking described in reasonable detail, the book also offers a thoroughly researched history written in non-academic way that makes it a good and interesting read If you are a artist/printmaker, a collector or dealer wishing to further your knowledge, I can thoroughly recomend this book." Art Business Today (June 2006)
| Publisher: | A & C Black Publishers Ltd | | ISBN: | 0713668474 |
| EAN: | 9780713668476 | | Dimensions: | 24.13 x 18.8 x 1.02 centimeters (0.43 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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