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CLICHE RELIEF [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- relief etching
1, record 1, English, relief%20etching
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
relief etching: an item in the "Documentary Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - relief%20etching
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cliché en relief
1, record 1, French, clich%C3%A9%20en%20relief
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cliché en relief : objet de la classe «Objets documentaires» de la catégorie «Objets de communication». 2, record 1, French, - clich%C3%A9%20en%20relief
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Letterpress (printing methods)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- relief plate
1, record 2, English, relief%20plate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- relief block 1, record 2, English, relief%20block
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In letterpress printing, a plate having a raised surface on which ink is applied while non-printing areas are depressed below the level that the inking rollers on the press can reach. 1, record 2, English, - relief%20plate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (procédés d'impression)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cliché en relief
1, record 2, French, clich%C3%A9%20en%20relief
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- forme en relief 1, record 2, French, forme%20en%20relief
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme d'impression dont les parties imprimantes sont en relief; utilisé en typographie, en flexographie, en typo-indirecte (également appelée offset-sec ou «letterset»). 2, record 2, French, - clich%C3%A9%20en%20relief
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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