The nine chapters of this work offer a complete introduction to the contemporary practice of engraving, as included in the university curriculum of the faculties of Fine Arts. In addition to the study of the supports and materials, its main techniques (manual, mechanical and the most modern digital ones) are analyzed and explained, from both a theoretical and practical point of view, from woodcut to mixed techniques, including intaglio. and screen printing. The book concludes with two chapters related to the identification and conservation of prints, as well as a glossary that will serve as a guide for the reader who is beginning to understand this field of artistic creation.