A Banknote Case Study

[zoie]

I know I'm responding to a really dated thread, but maybe someone will stumble across it and find it useful. In response to the main topic: banknote engraving, I found a book that may be helpful [even has a chapter on engraving].... The Illustrated London Drawing Book, Robert Scott Burn. Can be downloaded for free from www.archive.org/details/illustratedlondo00burn_0

 

[JJ Roberts]

If you can find the museum exhibition catalogue The Brilliant Line Following the Early Modern Engraver by Emily J. Peters 1480-1650 filled with many beautiful etchings,out of print try ebay you may get lucky. J.J.

 

[Barry Lee Hands]

One might take note of the fact that while Lindsay's work in this thread is cut with a graver, most of the old banknote engraving was actually hand etched with a scribe through a ground. Even the portraits.
Etching works much better for printing.
To my knowledge the only thing cut with a graver on the portraits were the heavy lines, such as on the lapels in the portraits.

 

[diandwill]

http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?k...rn+Engraver&mtype=B&hs.x=38&hs.y=30&hs=Submit

 

[mdengraver]

Tim is the Sam Adams critical to this process? Can I use other alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages and get the same results?

 

[mdengraver]

Analysis of Lines by Levels

http://risdmuseum.org/manual/87_analysis_of_early_modern_engravers

 

[JJ Roberts]

Ken,Thank's for bring back the analysis of lines by levels,all needed is to click on explore now. J.J.

 

[mdengraver]

Here's a Barry Lee Hands Thread on Banknote Engraving I Stole from the Engravers Forum

Understanding Bank-Note Engraving & Line Illustration
http://www.engravingforum.com/showthread.php?t=3572