Auckland Council Libraries: Engraved books

Engraved books

Producing a book entirely by engraving is a rare and audacious feat that makes for a seamless passage from text to illustration. Learn more with this selection of books and our Meet a Rare Book podcast.

Engraving and etching, 1400-2000

Ad Stijnman

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This comprehensively illustrated study is the first of its kind to cover all elements of the trade of engraving and etching throughout six centuries. It is available to read in the Reading Room in the Central Library and at the Art Gallery Library.

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Etching, engraving, and other intaglio printmaking techniques

Ruth Leaf

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A reprint of a comprehensive work on intaglio printmaking techniques.

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Roman poetry, from the Republic to the Silver Age

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Latin poetry translated by Dorothea Wender, professor and chair of the Department of Classics at Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts.

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Thomas Gray

Robert L. Mack

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An illustrated biography published by Princeton University Press includes 32 plates and a full bibliography of the eighteenth-century poet.

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Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray

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Best known for his 'Elegy In A Country Churchyard', Gray straddles the Classical and Romantic traditions in English poetry. This book contains both texts and commentary.

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How to be happy though human

Kate Camp

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A contemporary take on poetry by NZ writer Kate Camp whose work includes 'On reading Gray's elegy written in a country churchyard'.

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William Blake

William Blake

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This volume contains every page of Blake's 20 or so illuminated books, reproduced in facsimile. It features his great prophetic poems, 'Jerusalem' and 'Songs of Innocence and of Experience'.

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William Blake

Kathleen Raine

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Raine's compelling text guides the reader through the life and thought of this extraordinary artist.

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William Blake

William Blake

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This exhibition catalogue provides a comprehensive survey of the artwork of William Blake and includes essays on Blake's influences and collecting in America.

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Fantastica

Peter Simpson

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Accomplished in many fields, drawing, painting, print-making, music, calligraphy, typography and more, Bensemann stood at the heart of New Zealand's literary and cultural life from the 1930s to the 1980s.

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