SOURCES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PRINTS AND PRINTMAKERS
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
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Karpinski, Caroline
Italian Printmaking Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries:
An Annotated Bibliography. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1987.
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Ludman, Joan, and Lauris Mason
Fine Print References: A Selected Bibliography
of Print- Related Literature. Millwood, NY: Kraus International, 1982.
BIOGRAPHIES
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Strutt, Joseph
A Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical Account
of All the Engravers.... Geneva: Minkoff, 1972.
INDEXES
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Parry, Pamela J., and Kathe Chipman
Print Index. Westport, CT: Greenwood,
1983.
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Straten, Roelof van
Iconclass Indexes: Italian Prints. Doornspijk:
Davaco, 1987. Iconclass Indexes: Dutch Prints. Doornspijk:
Davaco, 1993.
Use in conjunction with Illustrated Bartsch below and manuals
for the Iconclass system
ABOUT PRINTMAKERS AND THEIR PRINTS
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Bartsch, Adam von
Le Peinteur graveur. Reprint ed. Nieuwkoop: de
Graaf, 1982.
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Bartsch, Adam von
Illustrated Bartsch: Le peintre-graveur illustre.
Ed. by Walter L. Strauss. New York: Abaris, 1979 +
The basic historical resource for prints and printmaking. Contains
corrections to the original Bartsch, listed above, as well as new information
and volumes of detailed commentary.
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Passavant, Johann David.
Le peintre-graveur.... New York: B. Franklin,
1966.
Supplements Bartsch and provides coverage to the end of the 16th century.
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Dutuit, Eugene
Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink,
1970.
Historical approach. The first part of volume 1 lists books of wood
engravings by type, i.e., Ars Moriendi, Bible des pauvres, Speculum humanae
salvatonis, etc.
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Heinecken, Karl Heinrich von
Dictionnaire des artistes, dont nous avons
des estampes, avec une notice detaillee de leurs ouvrages graves. Leipzig:
Breitkopf, 1778, reprint 1970.
Although never completed beyond the letters DIZ, the information that
is included is, nevertheless, valuable. Besides engravers, includes painters,
sculptors, architects and goldsmiths after whose work engravings were made.
NORTHERN ENGRAVERS
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Lehrs, Max
Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandsichen
und franzosischen Kupfersticks im XV Jahrhundert. Wien: Gesellschaft
fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1880; reprint 1973.
Basic 15th-century resource for northern European engravers. Indexes
artsts and their work iconographically, with a subject index, watermark
catalogue, and bibliography at the end.
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Hollstein, F.W.H.
Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts
c. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: Hertzberger, 1949 +.
Well illustrated. Contains lists of prints engraved after paintings
and drawings by well-known artists.
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Hollstein, F.W.H.
German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts c. 1400-
1700. Amsterdam: Hertzberger, 1954 +.
Same format as above.
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Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F.
Le Peintre-graveur francais.... Paris: Gabriel
Waree, 1835-1871, reprint 1967.
Chronological arrangement by engraver, beginning in the 17th century
with Calude Lorrain. Describes each known engraving by dimensions, state,
etc.
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Baudicour, Prosper de
Le peintre-graveur francais continue. Paris:
F. de Nobele, 1967.
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Delteil, Loys
Le peintre-graveur illustre. Paris. 30 vol. with 2
supp.
Catalogues raisonnes of important, primarily French, graphic artists
of the 19th-20th centuries. Contains biographical sketches, portraits,
and catalogues of known prints, with description and states. Sales and
provenance are also given. Each work is illustrated.
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Farwell, Beatrice
French Popular Lithographic Imagery 1815-1870.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981 +.
To be completed in 12 volumes. Drawn from the collection of the Bibliotheque
nationales in Paris. Microfiche reproductions in pockets at rear of each
volume.
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Andresen, Andreas
Der deutsche Peintre-graveur.... Leipzig: Rudolph
Weigil, 1864-1878. Reprint 1977.
Covers the years 1560-1800 and includes the monogram used by each engraver.
ITALIAN ENGRAVING
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Hind, Arthur Magyar
Early Italian Engraving.... London: Quaritch,
1948.
Reproductions and text. Library owns only part 2, volumes 5- 7.
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Early Italian Engravings From the National Gallery of Art. Washington,
DC: National Gallery of Art, 1973.
A massive catalogue of 15th and 16th century Italain engravings, with
critical essays on artists, fully documented entries, and extensive references.
AMERICAN ENGRAVING
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Stauffer, David McNeely
American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
New York: Grolier, 1907. (X
Biographical sketches of engravers in volume 1. Second volume lists
engravers and known engravings for each.
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Fielding, Mantle
American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel. Philadelphia:
1917.
Supplements Stauffer, above.
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Gage, Thomas Hovey
An Artist's Index to Stauffer's American Engravers.
Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1921.
HISTORICAL SALES INFORMATION
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Monod, Lucien
Le prix des estampes anciennes et moderns. Paris:
Albert Morance, 1926. Reprint, 1976.