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MANIERE NOIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engraving and Printmaking (Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mezzotint
1, record 1, English, mezzotint
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mezzotinto 2, record 1, English, mezzotinto
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A relief printing process, that is a kind of reverse engraving procedure, in which the entire surface of a copper or steel plate is heavily abraded with a special tool called a rocker, or cradle. The over-all burr thus created prints as a dark, velvety black. The areas to be white in the print are painstakingly rubbed with a burnisher and an engraver's scraper, which smooth and depress those areas so that they do not take the ink in relief printing. ... For half-tones ..., the burr is only partially removed with the scraper or burnisher, leaving areas of variously concentrated dots. 3, record 1, English, - mezzotint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gravure d'art
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mezzotinte
1, record 1, French, mezzotinte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- manière noire 1, record 1, French, mani%C3%A8re%20noire
correct, feminine noun
- mezzo tinto 2, record 1, French, mezzo%20tinto
correct, masculine noun, invariable
- mezzo-tinto 1, record 1, French, mezzo%2Dtinto
correct, masculine noun, invariable
- manière anglaise 3, record 1, French, mani%C3%A8re%20anglaise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mezzotinte [...] ou manière noire, est un procédé de gravure en creux. La planche de cuivre est dépolie à l'aide d'un berceau; la surface légèrement rugueuse retient l'encre; l'épreuve est alors entièrement noire. Le graveur polit ensuite plus ou moins certaines parties du brunissoir, ce qui lui permet d'obtenir toute la gamme des valeurs du noir au blanc. Parfois, le trait est gravé à l'eau-forte ou au burin avant l'application du mezzotinte, ou même après. 1, record 1, French, - mezzotinte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme mezzotinte s'applique à la fois au procédé de gravure et à l'œuvre créée. On mentionne les admirables mezzotintes de Lucas, le mezzotintiste. 3, record 1, French, - mezzotinte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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