The history of silhouettes
by Emily Jackson
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About this eBook
- Author
- Jackson, Emily, 1861-1947
- Original Publication
- United Kingdom: The Connoisseur,1911.
- Credits
- MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- NC: Fine Arts: Drawing, Design, Illustration
- Subject
- Silhouettes
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 69273
- Release Date
- October 30, 2022
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE HISTORY OF SILHOUETTES
- 2.FOREWORD.
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 5.PREFACE.
- 6.CHAPTER I. BLACK PROFILE PORTRAITURE: ITS PLACE IN ART, LITERATURE, AND SOCIAL LIFE.
- 7.CHAPTER II. THE COMING OF THE SILHOUETTE AND ITS PASSING.
- 8.CHAPTER III. PROCESSES. (1) Brushwork.
- 9.CHAPTER IV. PROCESSES. (2) Shadowgraphy and Mechanical Aids.
- 10.CHAPTER V. PROCESSES. (3) Freehand Scissor-work.
- 11.CHAPTER VI. AUGUST EDOUART AND HIS BOOK.
- 12.CHAPTER VII. SCRAP-BOOKS. A Royal Cutter and her Work.
- 13.CHAPTER VIII. SILHOUETTE DECORATION ON PORCELAIN AND GLASS. THE SILHOUETTE THEATRE.
- 14.ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SILHOUETTISTS, MAKERS OF SILHOUETTE MOUNTS, AND OTHERS CONNECTED WITH THE CRAFT.
- 15.BIBLIOGRAPHY.
- 16.INDEX
- 17.Connoisseur Publications
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