by Roger Biele. Hardbound, 360 pages, 12" x 9". In landscape format, this book showcases the talents and artistic abilities of fourty-four of America's best contemporary engravers. Including biographical sketches of each artist with high quality pictures in full color. Also includes CD-ROM bound into the back of the book. The CD features a directory of engraving schools and private instructors, a directory of manufacturers and vendors, an engraving glossary with over 400 illustrations, and a special section called Tools and Techniques of the Hand Engravers which will familiarize the readers with all of the tools (both manual and power) as well as step-by-step, illustrated explanations of scroll engraving, relief engraving and gold inlay.