Sorry, Gordon Missed one part of your question. Yes, any block that can be intaglio printed can also be relief printed. It's simply a matter of where you put the ink. In fact, a single etched plate can simltaneously be relief and intaglio printed. In relief printing you would use hand rollers usually to apply an even layer of ink to the raised surfaces of the plate and avoid getting ink into the cracks (the etched or otherwise lowered portions of the plate). The relief surfaces are usually wiped clean in intaglio printing with the ink ONLY in the cracks. Intaglio printing requires more pressure and usually uses dampened paper to allow the paper to go into the cracks and pull out the ink.
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