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Usually, the most important aspect of a commercial print is its content and so the title is of primary importance in its documentation. A

The following are the most important considerations in the preservation of art on paper. Nothing acidic in contact with the artwork.

At the Print Shop, we often get questions like, “Is this an original or just a print?” Of course, the answer is, “It is both, an original and a print.” As

In an era of catalog decorating, a generation raised on Ikea furniture is still looking around for interesting, affordable accents to personalize

In early 2002, I received a call from the Associated Press about a “$2 million print.” A couple from Florida had somehow come to believe

Reference books and articles are an important resource for anyone interested in antique prints. In recent years there has

Decorating trends swing like a pendulum from one extreme to the other, so it’s not hard to find inspiration for today's hand-made craze

Ephemera are items that were originally produced for an immediately purpose, with the expectation being that they would be discarded

A large percentage of antique prints were issued in order to be displayed in the home or work place. As paintings were expensive

Both woodcuts and wood engravings entail creating a relief image on a block of wood by cutting away the parts

Grand Scale: Monumental Prints in the Age of Durer and Titian. An impressive exhibit of impressive prints at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Go to Philadelphia

Sometime around the middle of the eighteenth century, Georg Matthew Seutter published a map of North America