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Key plates (printing plates)

Scope note

Plates used for color printing, being the one plate for a given image that carries the most detail and serves as a guide to register the other plates.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000234311

Broader Terms used

printing plate

Term used for

plates, key

Equivalent Terms used

key plate

Created

12yrs ago

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