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A work made by transferring ink from a matrix — a woodblock, a metal plate, a stone — to paper or another surface; usually in several impressions. Prints are made by transferring ink from a matrix to paper or another material: metal plates for engraving and etching, stone for lithography, blocks of wood for woodcuts1. Wikipedia, Printmaking, “Prints are created by transferring ink from a matrix to a sheet of paper or other material, by a variety of techniques. Common types of matrices include: metal plates for engraving, etching and related intaglio printing techniques; stone, aluminum, or polymer for lithography; blocks of wood for woodcuts and wood engravings”. ↩ Literatur Wikipedia, Printmaking: Anon., Printmaking, in: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printmaking (zuletzt abgerufen am 28.10.2026).