A technical dictionary of printmaking, André Béguin.
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facsimile
- [1} Print that is the exact reproduction of an original drawing. A facsimile print is the opposite of an interpretative print.
- [2] In woodcutting facsimile is the technique of faithfully rendering an original line drawing as opposed to tone value cuts which attempt to render the effects of brush strokes. Facsimile engraving was much in vogue during the 19th century and was done on end grain blocks (wood-engraving).
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