The Print in Italy

This catalogue, the only existing survey of this period of Italian printmaking in any language, is based around the extensive and hitherto largely unexplored documentary record. In particular, wherever possible, the documentary sources have been matched with surviving prints of the period, in order to establish how the prints were made and the purposes they were designed to serve. Divided into three main sections, the text looks at techniques and materials, the printmakers themselves and their various roles, and the differing impact of the cities where prints were made, in particular Venice and Rome. Some 170 prints are discussed and illustrated, and the book includes biographies of around 100 artists.