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copperplate engraving [′käp·ər‚plāt in′grāv·iŋ] (graphic arts) A thin, rigid plate of copper, with the lines of a picture cut, or engraved, into it, used for printing purposes; it is inked over, the ink is removed so that it is retained only in the engraved lines, and the plate is placed in a handpress where ink is transferred from engraved lines to overlying paper. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Vasari's notice, and her father's courtly skills - passed to his daughter along with the carefully polished techniques of copperplate engraving - allowed possibilities for Diana's participation in the world of artists and artisans at a time when the distinction between the two worlds would become more practical and precise. Printed on folio and beautifully illustrated with over 200 copperplate engravings accompanied by biographical sketches of variable length, this ambitious and costly book was obviously meant to rival that most popular of contemporary publications, Jacques Amyot's translation of |
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