Pictorial Archive of Decorative and Illustrative Mortised Cuts: 551 Designs 1983

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Pictorial Archive of Decorative and Illustrative Mortised Cuts: 551 Designs for Advertising and Other Uses
by Carol Belanger Grafton

Paperback, 1983

Pictorial Archive of Decorative and Illustrative Mortised Cuts – 551 Copyright-Free 19th-Century Designs (Brand New, 1984 Dover Edition)

Description:
This is a brand new, unused copy of Pictorial Archive of Decorative and Illustrative Mortised Cuts, published by Dover Publications in Canada in 1983. The book features 551 authentic 19th-century mortised cuts (wood and metal engravings with open areas for type insertion), making it an invaluable resource for graphic designers, advertisers, and vintage art enthusiasts.

Key Features:

  • 551 High-Quality Designs: A curated collection of copyright-free decorative illustrations, perfect for commercial and personal projects.

  • Organized for Easy Use: Images are categorized for quick reference and adaptation.

  • Historical Context: Explores the use of mortised cuts in 19th-century advertising and printing.

  • Versatile Applications: Ideal for graphic design, printmaking, typography, and collage.

Book Details:

  • Author/Editor: Carol Belanger Grafton

  • Publisher: Dover Publications (1983)

  • ISBN-13: 9780486245409

  • Format: Paperback, 112 pages

  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 11.25 inches (21.59 x 28.58 cm)

  • Condition: Brand new, unmarked, unread. Some minor shelf wear around the edges from storage and handling as shown in the photos

Perfect For:

  • Graphic designers seeking vintage clip art

  • Printmakers and typography enthusiasts

  • Collage artists and crafters

Notes:
  1. Mortised cuts refer to engravings with open areas for inserting type, commonly used in 19th-century advertising
  2. Some users prefer single-sided prints for cutting and collage work.
The joining of words and pictures in advertising art is nowhere more intimate than in mortised cuts. This printer's term refers to designs, usually pictorial, engraved on wood, or stereotyped in metal from wood blocks, with one or more hole sawn into the plates so type could be inserted. Less strictly, it applies to the printed images from such cuts. In some 19th-century specimen books. word "pierced" is used as a synonym for "mortised."

These cuts, perhaps more than any other genre of advertising art, conveys a period feel so distinctive that they are among the most-sought-after graphic elements from 19th-century sources. For all their popularity, both then and now, these cuts are widely scattered through files of old periodicals and typefounders' and engravers' catalogues. The present represent collection an extensive search through rare printed materials. too many to list here.

The collection features 551 of the most interesting and versatile images, arranged in categories. Anyone who has tried to find a vaguely remembered cut in one of the old specimen books, in which cuts were usually arranged haphazardly, will appreciate this organization, especially considering the sheer number of designs contained in the book. It is probably the largest and most varied compendium exclusively devoted to this item

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