First edition. A fine copy. Twenty-five short sections on hand illumination and color printing techniques, from color woodcuts to screen printing. Each section has a page of text, a page of one or more representative prints produced by the method under discussion, and several small detail photos in the margins showing how that method makes a colored image. Each entry covers ink or other coloring materials, the blocks or plates used, method of printing, and some distinguishing characteristics of prints made by that method. There is often a brief history with mention of one or more persons associated with that color printing method. The high quality digital reproductions allow the reader to make direct visual comparisons of the different methods. A useful book for persons with a need to learn something about the various color printing methods.