[DCRM-L] cracks in engraved plates

[John Lancaster]

There are terms for damaged types and type ornaments; there should be a similar term for stereotype plates as well as intaglio plates (and perhaps lithographic plates as well).  Perhaps there is already such a term for damaged woodcuts/wood-engravings; if not, that’s another particular desideratum, as progressive damage has not infrequently been used to provide at least relative dating of early books.

John Lancaster


On Nov 29, 2011, at 5:15 PM, Cawelti, Andrea wrote:

> Greetings, I wonder if any of you use any kind of genre terms (or other terms) for obvious cracks in the printing of engraved plates?  I’d never made note of cracks before, but a recent project has made me aware of the usefulness in following the progress of these cracks through an edition, particularly in music.
> Thoughts?  Suggestions?
> Grateful thanks, Andrea
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> Andrea Cawelti 
> Ward Cataloger 
> Houghton Library 
> Harvard University 
> Cambridge, MA  02138 
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