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The Art of Wood Engravings -- From Tree to Printed Page
A highly detailed account of how wood engravings were done. If you like Thomas Nast or Winslow Homer engravings, read here about the skill required to do them.

Thomas Nast -- The Power of One Person's Wood Engravings
Thomas Nast left many legacies including how we view Christmas today, the Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant symbols, and many others.

Grand Index to All 266 of Winslow Homer's Wood Engravings
A listing of 14 periodicals, the dates they appeared, and the title of each engraving.

See also "Technology" listing for: How the London Graphic Produced Their 14-color Engravings