A technical dictionary of printmaking, André Béguin.
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eye-shade
Engravers use transparent green coloured visors which are worn on the forehead. The reason for wearing such shades is to protect the eyes from the sunlight as well as to facilitate the drawing and cutting of a plate. Eye-aheds are used above all for minute engraving.
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