Burin

Japanese: burin
Burin

…In addition, various engraving techniques are combined as preparations for cloisonné and jewellery. A chisel called a burin (French) is used for engraving. The burin can produce sharp, clear lines without leaving any excess chips, allowing for delicate decoration. …

From [Copperplate Print]

… There are two main types of engraving: the first is to directly process the plate surface with tools, and the second is to obtain engraved lines by etching with nitric acid or other chemicals. Of the former, the burin (a type of chisel used to engrave copperplate) is the oldest and was the most highly regarded until the 19th century.
[Engraving copperplate print]
In the early period, unsigned prints were common, but the main printmakers in the upper reaches of the Rhine were the "Painter of the Playing Cards," the "ES Painter," M. Schongauer, and the "L.Cz. Painter," while in the lower reaches they included the "Painter of the Garden of Love," the "FVB Painter," Meckenem, L. van Leyden, and in Italy A. Pollaiuolo and A. Mantegna. Next came the prints of Germany's Dürer, who became widely known in Europe.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "burin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,さらに七宝や宝石細工などを施す下準備としてもさまざまな彫金技法が組み合わされる。 エングレービングにはビュランburin(フランス語)と呼ばれる鑿が使われる。ビュランは余分な切りくずを残さず鋭く明確な刻線を作り出すことができるので,繊細な装飾を施すことができる。…

【銅版画】より

… 製版法は大別して2種類あり,その第1は直接に道具で版面を加工する方法,第2は硝酸などで腐食させて刻線を得る方法である。前者のうちビュランburin(フランス語)という一種ののみによる彫刻銅版画(エングレービングengraving)が最も古く,また19世紀まで最も尊重されてきた。
[彫刻銅版画]
 初期には署名のないものが普通だが,おもな版画家としてライン川上流では〈トランプ・カードの画家〉,〈E.S.の画家〉,M.ションガウアー,〈L.Cz.の画家〉など,下流では〈愛の園の画家〉,〈F.V.B.の画家〉,メッケネム,L.ファン・レイデン,イタリアではA.ポライウオロ,A.マンテーニャらが挙げられ,次いでドイツのデューラーの版画がヨーロッパで広く知られた。…

※「burin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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