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IMPRESSION CREUX [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
- intaglio print
1, record 1, English, intaglio%20print
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intaglio print: an item in the "Documentary Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - intaglio%20print
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- impression en creux
1, record 1, French, impression%20en%20creux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
impression en creux : objet de la classe «Objets documentaires» de la catégorie «Objets de communication». 2, record 1, French, - impression%20en%20creux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Intaglio Printing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- intaglio printing
1, record 2, English, intaglio%20printing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Printing an image from a plate or cylinder in which the printing areas are depressed so that when the plate is flooded with ink and then wiped, the ink remains in the depressed areas in proportion to their depth. 2, record 2, English, - intaglio%20printing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of the four basic methods of printing, the others being relief, lithographic and screen process printing. The term intaglio printing is often used interchangeably with gravure process. 2, record 2, English, - intaglio%20printing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Impression en creux (héliogravure)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- impression en creux
1, record 2, French, impression%20en%20creux
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- impression en relief 2, record 2, French, impression%20en%20relief
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'impression utilisant une forme d'impression en creux qui, une fois enduite d'encre, puis essuyée, est pressée contre une feuille de papier qui reçoit l'encre des creux. 3, record 2, French, - impression%20en%20creux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe deux types d'impression en creux, l'impression en taille-douce (à partir de formes fabriquées à la main) et l'héliogravure (l'application industrielle de l'impression en creux). Puisque l'héliogravure est le cas type de l'impression en creux, les deux termes sont souvent utilisés interchangeablement. 3, record 2, French, - impression%20en%20creux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Impresión intaglio
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- impresión intaglio
1, record 2, Spanish, impresi%C3%B3n%20intaglio
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- intaglio 2, record 2, Spanish, intaglio
correct, masculine noun
- impresión calcográfica en relieve 3, record 2, Spanish, impresi%C3%B3n%20calcogr%C3%A1fica%20en%20relieve
correct, feminine noun
- huecograbado 4, record 2, Spanish, huecograbado
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Impresión directa en alto relieve sensible al tacto. 5, record 2, Spanish, - impresi%C3%B3n%20intaglio
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los billetes euro desteñían o, mejor dicho, perdían color si se frotaban con una hoja de papel blanco. El problema en realidad no era tal. Simplemente se trataba de una consecuencia lógica de la impresión calcográfica en relieve (intaglio) que reciben en su anverso, que hace que dejen una marca de color al ser frotados. 3, record 2, Spanish, - impresi%C3%B3n%20intaglio
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