Graphic art -- a definition -- The fine print as an original work of art -- Early prints -- The subject matter of early and later prints -- The traditional methods of making fine prints -- The relief print. The woodcut ; The wood engraving ; The Japanese wood-block print ; The Chiaroscuro woodcut ; The metal cut -- The intaglio print. The line engraving ; Nielllo ; The drypoint ; The etching ; The aquatine ; The life-ground etching ; The soft-ground etching ; The mezzotint ; The stipple engraving and the crayon manner -- The planographic print (The surface print). The lithograph ; The transfer lithograph -- The stencil print. The silk-screen print (serigraph) ; The monotype ; The cliché-verre ; The rubbing -- A practical guide print collecting. What is meant by the "state" of print? -- The signing and numbering of prints -- What is a restrike? -- How is a plate destroyed or canceled? -- Prints made after the works of other artists -- What is a reproduction? -- Does price necessarily determine quality? -- The use of catalogues and protection against fraud -- The care and framing of prints.
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