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Counterproof — In engraving, a counterproof is a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of the plate from which the first was printed, the object… … Wikipedia
counterproof — n. proof which counters other proof; defensive proof … English contemporary dictionary
counterproof — coun·ter·proof … English syllables
counterproof — /ˈkaʊntəpruf/ (say kowntuhproohf) noun opposing proof …
counterproof — “+ˌ noun Etymology: counter + proof : a reversed print taken from an ordinary fresh proof by contact impression and used to study the state of the engraved plate * * * counˈterproof noun An inverted impression obtained from a newly printed proof… … Useful english dictionary
Giuseppe Mazzuoli (1644-1725) — was an Italian sculptor working in the Bernini derived Baroque style. He was born in Volterra and trained in Siena but spent his most of his adult working life in Rome, [A return trip to Siena 1677 79 is noted by his early biographer Pascoli.]… … Wikipedia
Edmé Bouchardon — (29 May 1698 27 July 1762) was a French sculptor, esteemed in his day as the greatest sculptor of his time.Born at Chaumont, he became the pupil of Guillaume Coustou and gained the prix de Rome in 1722. Resisting the barocchetto tendency of the… … Wikipedia
Rembrandt House Museum — The Rembrandt House Museum ( nl. Museum het Rembrandthuis) is a house in Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where Rembrandt lived and painted for a number of years. It is now a museum. Rembrandt purchased the house in 1639 and lived… … Wikipedia
Abklatsch (Drucktechnik) — Als Abklatsch wird im Buchdruck ein Reproduktionsverfahren zur schnellen Erstellung von Vorabzügen und Korrekturfahnen bezeichnet. Beim Abklatsch wird der Abzug nicht mit einer Druckerpresse erstellt, sondern das zu bedruckende Material wird auf… … Deutsch Wikipedia
metaphysics — /met euh fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. 2. philosophy, esp. in its more abstruse branches. 3. the… … Universalium
