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Relief printing

Scope note

Use for printing processes in which the nonprinting areas of the block or plate are carved, engraved, or etched away, leaving the original plane surface as the area to be printed.

This term has 5 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300053285

Broader Terms used

<printing techniques>
printing

Narrower Terms used

letterpress

Created

13yrs ago

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