About This Gallery
In this gallery, you will find examples of woodcut, lino-cut, embossings, collagraph, and wood engraving, which are all different types of relief printmaking.
Some relevant search terms include: Block printing; Collagraph printing; Embossing (Printing); Linoleum block-printing; Prints--Technique; Relief printing and Wood-engravings. These links will show you everything LSU Main Library and Special Collections has on these topics.You can narrow down the results by selecting only materials from Special Collections or using the same term and adding "--Specimens," for example.
Woodcut
Sonnets of Dark Love
PQ6613 .A763 S513 2000 FLAT, Rare
Ultima Thule
Christopher, Nicholas. Ultima Thule. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Passim Editions, c2004.
PS3553 .H754 U48 2004 FLAT, Rare
Epic poem that is the story of an adventurer on a journey to the end of the world, while a young Spartan queen waits and ponders her fate. Woodcuts by W.B. Tanner on Swedish handmade paper with over 125 color woodcuts.
Mask
Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr. Mask. Bloomington, Ind.: A. P. Kennedy, Jr., 2000.
N7433.4 .K46 A71 2000 FLAT, Rare
Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. uses wood and lead type as a sort of vibrating image in much of his work, including this one. The poem "Mask" by Paul Lawrence Dunbar is the inspiration for this piece. This version is printed on handmade paper with heavily inked woodcuts and type, one masking the other.
Duck Blind
Kelly, Bill. Duck Blind. San Diego: Brighton Press, 2013.
N7433.4 .K458 D83 2013 FLAT, McIlhenny Natural History Collection
"Bill Kelly's book of woodcuts and writings was inspired by the musicality of language. Studying poet Robert Pinsky's translation of Dante's Inferno, he built his own "selva oscura" (dark forest) through a series of intricate prints and word ruminations. The poetry and prose that make up the text of Duck Blind helped him carve the wood so he could hear his meanings. 'I get an image from the sound of the metaphors,' he said. For Kelly, the writings and images must be seen together..."--Brighton Press 2014 catalog.
The Third Thing
Kiggell, Ralph. The Third Thing: A Selection, by Ralph Kiggell, of Writing on the Subject of Water. Llandogo, Monmouthshire: Old Stile Press, 2013.
N7433.4 .K478 T45 2013 OVER, Rare
Multiple block woodcuts in a palette of four colors illustrate this collection of poetry on the theme of water. Poets include Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, Padraic Colum, John Masefield and contemporary poets from Australia, Thailand, and the UK.
The Tragedie of King Lear
Van Vliet, Claire. The Tragedie of King Lear. [Newark, Vermont: Janus Press, 2013]
NE539 .V38 A77 2013 FLAT, Rare
A portfolio of woodcut prints that visually depicts King Lear's gradual descent into madness.
Lino-cut
Callisto
Samson-Talleur, Linda. Callisto. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Carotuccia Press, 1986.
N7433.3 .S257 C35 1986 OVER, Rare
This version of Callisto is printed on irregularly shaped handmade paper to accommodate lino-cut illustrations that extend off the square page. A shaped box houses the unique book.
The Perfect Garden
Schwartzott, Carol. The Perfect Garden. Niagara Falls, N.Y.: Lilliput Press, 1996.
N7433.4 .S385 P47 1996 FLAT, Rare
Five tunnel book type layered illustrations made from reductive lino-cut illustrate different garden flowers.
What The Owl Said
Cortese, James. What the Owl said: with relief prints by Claire Van Vliet. Newark, Vt.: Janus Press, 1979.
PS3553 .O717 W5 OVER, Rare
An American fable in which a variety of animals are concerned with their own survival.
The Tree House
Liddell, John. The Tree House. Oldham, England : Incline Press, 2001.
N7433.4 .L54 T73 2001, Rare
2-color linoleum block printed panels take the reader through the building of a tree house and illustrates the passage of time through seasonal color shifts.
Four Months, Four Seasons
Fine, Ruth. Four Months, Four Seasons. Newark, Vt.: Janus Press, 2009-2010.
N7433.4 .F56 F68 2010, Rare
Reductive linocuts create abstract landscapes representing the four seasons. Each section of the book uses one linoleum block cut then printed, then cut again and printed again, multiple times. This image has 6 layers all carved and printed from the same block.
St. Francis Preaches to the Birds
Schumann, Peter. St. Francis Preaches to the Birds. Newark, Vt.: Janus Press, 1978.
NE539 .S37 A4 1978B FLAT, Rare
Hand colored relief prints by Peter Schumann illustrating a day in the life of St. Francis of Assisi. One of three versions of this book held by Hill Memorial Library.
Four Women
Hayford, James. Four Women. [West Burke], Vermont : Janus Press, 1982.
PS3558 .A84 F68 1982, Rare
A collection of poetry with two landscape color linoleum-cut prints by Susan Johanknecht.
Embossings
Turn Over, Darling
King, Ron. Turn Over Darling --. England: Circle Press, 1990.
N7433.4 .K48 T87 1990, Rare
A series of 6 double-sided, blind-embossed images printed from wire, which, when folded and juxtaposed in sequence, make eleven reclining nudes which change position from front to back view.
Circle Press has made this item digitally available: https://issuu.com/ronking/docs/turnoverdarling_issuu
Winterreise
Müller, Wilhelm. Winterreise. [London] : Parvenu Press, c2005.
PT2436 .M7 W613 2005 FLAT, Rare
Embossed handmade paper covers by Carolyn Trant with collagraph prints.
Chesil Bank, South
Please, Keith. Chesil Bank, South. Surrey: Circle Press, 1980.
PR6066 .L38 C48 1980 OVER, Rare
An embossing made from an intaglio plate paired with concrete poetry that references the imagery.
Earth Birds
Eigner, Larry. Earth Birds. Guildford, England: Circle Press, 1981.
PS3509 .I47 E37 1981, Rare
Blind intaglio embossings and 46 poems printed in hand-set Baskerville lead type.
Delicious Babies
Shuttle, Penelope. Delicious Babies. [London, England]: Circle Press, 1996.
PR6069 .H8 D35 1996 OVER, Rare
Intaglio embossings by Willow Legg.
Etched in Autumn
Jones, Shirley. Etched in Autumn. [Croyden, Surrey : Red Hen Press], 1997.
PR6060 .O577 E83 1997 FLAT, Rare
"A response to the landscapes of Breconshire, where Shirley Jones came back to live in the autumn of her life. Five folders embossed with blind-printed etchings of local flora, fauna and her cats enclose leaves of Japanese Unryushi printed with passages of her poem ... The poem is printed letterpress in Perpetua typeface. The images employ mezzotint, aquatint and etching, printed on Somerset paper." -- Colophon.
Chimes: poems
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. Chimes: poems. [Guildford, Surrey, Circle Press, 1969].
PR5244 .C5 1969 FLAT, Rare
"Seven blind-embossed etchings for seven short poems in rhyming couplets from 'Ballads and Sonnets' (1881) with text printed letterpress." --Publisher's description. This image depicts textured honeycomb.
Collograph
The Garden of Earthly Delights
Kazantzis, Judith. The Garden of Earthly Delights. [Lewes, England?] : Parvenu Press, 2003.
PR6061 .A98 G37 2003 FLAT, Rare
Carolyn Trant's multi-color card collagraphs expand through this large scale artist's book and take inspiration from Hieronymus Bosch's work of the same name. Screenprinted text.
Jasper the Lion Heart
O'Callaghan, Julie. Jasper the Lion Heart. London: Gefn Press, 1990.
PS3565 .C34 J37 1990 FLAT, Rare
Three black and white collagraphs by Susan Johanknecht demonstrate some of the textures achievable with this medium.
Winterreise
Müller, Wilhelm. Winterreise. [London] : Parvenu Press, c2005.
PT2436 .M7 W613 2005 FLAT, Rare
"WinterReise words from Schubert Song Cycle by William Müller together with words and collagraphs by Carolyn Trant" -- Colophon. Embossed handmade paper covers, collagraph, and overlapping Schubert and Trant text combine in this work.
Wood Engraving
Winter Wind
Jennings, Elizabeth. Winter Wind. Newark, Vt.: Janus Press, 1979.
PR6060 .E52 W5, Rare
Wood engraving by Monica Poole; poetry printed by letterpress on handmade Barcham Green Charles I paper.
Lac Des Pleurs: Report from Lake Pepin
Schanilec, Gaylord. Lac Des Pleurs: Report from Lake Pepin. [Stockholm, Wisconsin] : Midnight Paper Sales, 2015.
N7433.4 .S328 L33 2015 FLAT, Rare
The text consists of commentary on passage through Lake Pepin by several authors including Henry David Thoreau and Mark Twain, for example, and is printed letterpress with hand set lead type. All of the images were printed from end-grain maple blocks with the exception of the key block for Pelicanus erythrohynchos, for which han extra piece of Corian countertop material was used.
Outside: Six Short Stories
Lopez, Barry. Outside: Six Short Stories. Santa Rosa : Nawakum Press, 2013.
PS3562 .O67 O98 2013 OVER, Rare
Wood engravings by Barry Moser.
Herball from the Dialogues of Creatures Moralised ...
Siegl, Helen. Herball from the Dialogues of Creatures Moralised ... West Burke, Vt.: Janus Press, 1979.
PA8310 .D52 1979, Rare
Hand-colored wood engravings on Barcham Green deWint paper. First printed in Latin by Gerard Leeu in Gouda in 1480 & in English in 1535.
Bible Birds
Tournour, Margaret. Bible Birds. Durham: Black Cygnet Press, 1996.
NE1147.6 .T68 A4 1996, Rare
Collection of wood engravings and Bible quotations.
Mayflies of the Driftless Region
Schanilec, Gaylord. Mayflies of the Driftless Region. [Stockholm, Wis.]: Midnight Paper Sales, 2005.
QL505.2 .U6 S33 2005, McIlhenny Natural History Collection
Selection of mayflies engraved by Gaylord Schanilec with descriptions by Clarke Garry.