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MEZZOGRAPHE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grain screen
1, record 1, English, grain%20screen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mezzograph screen 1, record 1, English, mezzograph%20screen
correct
- metzograph screen 2, record 1, English, metzograph%20screen
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A screen in which the dots are not ranged along right lines, but they are almost unlined. 3, record 1, English, - grain%20screen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trame à grain
1, record 1, French, trame%20%C3%A0%20grain
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trame mezzographe 1, record 1, French, trame%20mezzographe
correct, feminine noun
- trame metzographe 2, record 1, French, trame%20metzographe
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trame dans laquelle les points ne sont pas rangés au long des lignes droites, mais quasi sans trames. 3, record 1, French, - trame%20%C3%A0%20grain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-05-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Engraving and Printmaking (Arts)
- Intaglio Printing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mezzotint grain
1, record 2, English, mezzotint%20grain
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- aquatint grain 1, record 2, English, aquatint%20grain
correct
- mezzo screen 2, record 2, English, mezzo%20screen
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A process working from a direct photograph ... If halftones and blacks are needed in the final result a grain of some sort must be established ... Commercial halftone screens ... concentric curvilinear screens, or an irregular dotted screen known as mezzotint or aquatint grain ... are available. 1, record 2, English, - mezzotint%20grain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gravure d'art
- Impression en creux (héliogravure)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trame à grain
1, record 2, French, trame%20%C3%A0%20grain
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mezzographe 1, record 2, French, mezzographe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) plaques de verre qui ont été poudrées à la résine, puis mordues à l'acide fluorhydrique et noircies. 1, record 2, French, - trame%20%C3%A0%20grain
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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