Light-and-shade watermarks
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Jerarquía
Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Information Forms (Hierarchy Name) > information forms > document genres > <document genres by function> > <identifying markings and symbols> > marks (symbols) > <marks by location or context> > watermarks
Descripción
Refers to detailed watermarks produced by a relief sculpture on the paper mold. The technique was supposedly invented in 1848 by the Englishman William Henry Smith. The light and shade watermark created more detail than the wire watermark. It is often used in paper money to make counterfeiting more difficult.
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Otros términos
- licht- en schaduwwatermerken [nl]
- light-and-shade watermark [en]
- light and shade watermarks [en]
- chiaroscuro watermarks [en]
- shadowmarks [en]