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Record 1 1998-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
  • Photoengraving
DEF

A printing plate photomechanically reversed so that a design on a light background is made to print light on a dark background or vice versa.

OBS

A reversed plate usually consists of a white design on a black background.

Key term(s)
  • reversed white

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
  • Photogravure
DEF

Cliché obtenu par l'inversion des valeurs d'une image : le blanc est reproduit en noir et inversement ou, encore, une couleur foncée est inversée sur fond pâle et inversement.

Spanish

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