'i'Eighteenth Century Colour Prints An Essay on Certain Stipple Engravers &amp; Their Work in Colour'/i' was written by the British novelist Julia Frankau. While Frankau wrote many novels over the course of her life, she spent her later years focused more heavily on non-fiction works with subjects ranging from printing, to artwork, and engraving. This particular book focuses on printing and engraving, specifically as it pertains to the creation of full color images in books.<br><br>The illustration of books includes both full color images and the large intricately colored letters at the beginning of chapters is a practice almost as old as the written word itself. In her book, Frankau aims to enlighten readers who are curious about the creation of color images in print and the process by which images are colored for books. The text thoroughly describes both how the artist forms letters and images and how the artist colors these for publication. Frankau expresses the fervent hope that her book will grant the reader a full understanding of the proper procedure for creating and printing color in books.. <br><br>'i'Eighteenth Century Colour Prints An Essay on Certain Stipple Engravers &amp; Their Work in Colour'/i' is an interesting book for any art student, printer, publisher, book aficionado, or historian. Julia Frankau presents a thoroughly engaging and understandable discussion on the proper way to create and print color images in books. This book is a great resource for readers interested in the topic of color prints and for readers interested in the history of books and publishing.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.