This comprehensively illustrated study is the first of its kind to cover the history of the techniques of engraving, etching, and plate printing from their beginnings in the 1430s until today. These developments are observed in the light of the coherence between the technique of the intaglio print (such as its materials and methods of production); the style or outward appearance of the print; the creator of the print; and the fashion typical of a particular social group, place and time. Economic, educational and social aspects are discussed, as well as the worldwide dissemination of the trade of intaglio printmaking.

Based on an exhaustive number of primary sources, it is an essential resource for collectors, curators, conservators, printmakers, and students of technical art history.

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Available outside North America from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers.