CONTENTS 



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Preface ix 



Jackson and his Tradition 3 



The Woodcut Tradition 4 



Status of the Woodcut 7 



The Chiaroscuro Tradition 9 



Jackson and his Work 13 



England: Obscure Beginnings 14 



Paris: Perfection of a Craft 17 



Venice: The Heroic Effort 15 



England Again: The V/jllpaper Venture 40 



Critical Opinion 51 



Postscript 54 



Catalog 69 



Prints hy Jackson 71 



Jackson s Workshop 90 



Unverified Subjects 95 



The Chiaroscuros and Color Woodcuts 97 



Bibliography 171 



Index to Plates 177 



Index 181 



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