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criblé
printmaking
Also known as: dotted manner, dotted print, manière criblée
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- In printmaking: Dotted print (criblé)
A traditional technique of the goldsmith long before engraving for printing purposes was developed, criblé was also used to make the earliest metal prints on paper. Criblé was a method of dotting the plate with a hand punch; with punch and hammer; with a…
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method of metal cut
origin in Germany
- In printmaking: Germany
The first metal prints (criblé, or dotted, print) were made in the second half of the 15th century. The design was created by tiny dots punched into the metal and intermingled with short cuts. Surface printed, the whites are the positive part of the design, which is dominated by…
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