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Graphic arts > Prints > Relief printing

Preferred term

Relief printing  

Definition

  • Printing processes in which the non-printing areas of the block or plate are carved, engraved or etched away, leaving the original plane surface as the area to be printed [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Printing, relief, fine arts
  • Prints, relief
  • Relief prints
  • Surface printing

Notation

  • 118011

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-QM7SJBPZ-6

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