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WRONG-READING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
- Printing Processes - Various
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wrong-reading image
1, record 1, English, wrong%2Dreading%20image
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A laterally reversed image which will become right-reading when copied. 1, record 1, English, - wrong%2Dreading%20image
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In lithography, the image on the printing plate is wrong-reading, whereas the resulting printed image is right-reading. 1, record 1, English, - wrong%2Dreading%20image
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
- Procédés d'impression divers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- image à l'envers
1, record 1, French, image%20%C3%A0%20l%27envers
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- image à lecture inversée 1, record 1, French, image%20%C3%A0%20lecture%20invers%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- image à sens inversé 1, record 1, French, image%20%C3%A0%20sens%20invers%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image dont le sens de lecture est inversé et qui produira, lorsque copiée, une image à l'endroit. 1, record 1, French, - image%20%C3%A0%20l%27envers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En lithographie, la forme d'impression porte une image à l'envers qui se reproduit à l'endroit sur le papier. 1, record 1, French, - image%20%C3%A0%20l%27envers
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-10-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wrong-reading
1, record 2, English, wrong%2Dreading
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of an image which, when the image-forming material is on the side facing the viewer, appears to be the wrong way round, or reversed. 2, record 2, English, - wrong%2Dreading
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such an image, when copied onto another material, will become right-reading. 2, record 2, English, - wrong%2Dreading
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since the impression was to be transferred directly to paper, all work was done backward or wrong-reading. 3, record 2, English, - wrong%2Dreading
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- à l'envers 1, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20l%27envers
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'une image qui est dans le sens inverse de la réalité, ou qui apparaît renversée, lorsque le côté "image" est tourné vers l'observateur. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20l%27envers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une telle image, lorsque copiée, produira une image à l'endroit. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20l%27envers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La forme, où le dessin apparaît à l'endroit, est alors montée sur le cylindre porte-plaque (...) L'image encrée est reçue à l'envers, par contact, sur une feuille de caoutchouc (...) qui la reporte à son tour à l'endroit, par décalque (offset) (...) 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20l%27envers
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-02-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wrong-reading
1, record 3, English, wrong%2Dreading
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- laterally reversed 1, record 3, English, laterally%20reversed
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The typed images on the top of the body are laterally reversed, or wrong reading; when they are coated with ink on paper, they produce images which are right-reading. 2, record 3, English, - wrong%2Dreading
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sens de lecture à l'envers
1, record 3, French, sens%20de%20lecture%20%C3%A0%20l%27envers
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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