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Source: "Book Guys" #0606- 2-9-06

Roundup

12-31-69

History of Woodcuts in Printing [55min]

Dan DeSimone, Curator for the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection of the Library of Congress, discusses the origins and evolution of the woodcut as a medium for illustration in books.

Read entire article at "Book Guys" #0606- 2-9-06