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Many nineteenth-century prints were “frameable” prints issued as separate sheets, and many others were published as parts of portfolios

I am thrilled to be able to say that an important new reference book has just been published, Picturing Victorian America

Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, printed paper was gobbled up as a consumer good. Cheaply made from inexpensive materials

One of the most common types of prints we see at Antiques Roadshow and about which we get enquiries

Antique prints come in large variety of sizes, subjects and prices. One thing in favor of buying prints is that one can find attractive

I discussed the criteria a buyer should apply when considering purchasing a print. Today I will look at the advantages and disadvantages

At the end of June, Antiques Roadshow taped in Raleigh, North Carolina, the second stop in the 2009 Summer Tour. One

We get all sorts of interesting prints that pass through our hands and I have asked our staff, that when we get something they would

In about what it is to collect, I talked about the importance of developing a theme or topic for a collection. As I noted, the theme of a collection

In 1558, Nicolo Zeno (1515-1565) published De I Commentarii del Viaggio, which purported to be the story of the travels

I've been doing some research lately on twentieth century print clubs and have noticed that, though some of these groups

One of the most popular, and valuable, types of antique prints are American historical prints. These include images of battles, portraits