Category Archives: Printing

Engravings not done by hand

Posted on 28/01/2024 by ronald972

It might seem odd, but not all engravings are done by hand. There is some dispute as to who first developed the machine. Some say it was an American by the name of #ChristianGobrecht (1785-1844), but others claim it was … Continue reading →

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Finding Beauty

Posted on 23/04/2023 by ronald972

I pick up pieces because they say something to me. I find beauty in them and yet they most likely will have limited monetary value. This past week, I acquired three items, which I think are good pieces of art, … Continue reading →

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A Musical Opportunity

Posted on 12/02/2023 by ronald972

Today, I thought I would wander into town and visit a couple of charity shops to see what I might find. I am always pleased when I find things relating to Ely Cathedral. Well, today, I found two part-books of … Continue reading →

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Two Modern Artists

Posted on 04/12/2022 by ronald972

I am not always a fan of modern art. I find some pieces as not thought through or show little effort has been put into them. Both the artists, today, show that less can be more when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Joseph Batchelor papermaker

Posted on 30/07/2022 by ronald972

I came across a page printed with a letter from #SirThomasWhite. Although the quoted letter was written in 1566, this printing was created around 1880/1890. Sir Thomas was of course the founder of St Johns College, Oxford. The letter is … Continue reading →

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Pieter van den Keere engraver

Posted on 30/12/2020 by ronald972

It is not often I come across pieces which are extremely old but this past week I did. They are a set of six small maps of Scotland with their written description on the back. Nowadays they are known as … Continue reading →

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Van Gelder Zonen papermaker

Posted on 05/01/2020 by ronald972

In my collection is an etching which is today’s subject. The etching itself is a fine impression of a 19th century street scene. It is most likely a Dutch or Belgium city. Although the words on the shop front are … Continue reading →

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Tabular Estimate of some leading members of the House of Commons

Posted on 22/09/2019 by ronald972

Quite a while back, I bought a number of pieces as a job lot. I was not actually sure what I might find when I had the time to look thoroughly at the individual pieces. This chapter is about one … Continue reading →

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Hans Feibusch artist

Posted on 28/07/2019 by ronald972

This past week, my eye was drawn to a book – #TheRevelationOfSaintJohnTheDivine. It was published in 1946. The text comes from the #KingJamesBible but it was the illustrations which drew me to the book. The depiction of scenes in lithographic … Continue reading →

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John Clare poet

Posted on 14/11/2018 by ronald972

One might consider a chapter on a poet to be out of place in a blog about collecting art I have a previous chapter on Robert Bloomfield (rural bard). So when I came across a hand written edition of ‘The … Continue reading →

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