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Key blocks

Scope note

Blocks used for printing color woodcuts, being the one block for a given image that carries the most detail and serves as a guide to register the other blocks.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000191502

Broader Terms used

printing blocks

Term used for

blocks, key

Equivalent Terms used

key block

Created

13yrs ago

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