Hi friends You may use the greek word υπόγλυφο - ολόγλυφο - ανάγλυφο spelled in your language. best wishes.
2016-10-28 2:03 GMT+03:00 Peter Mayer <a1000...@adelaide.edu.au>: > Hi John, > > What about <intaglio>? It usually refers to a carving made in a gem or a > seal, but more generally, according to my Macquarie "incised carving, as > opposed to carving in relief". > > best wishes, > > Peter > > On 28/10/2016 8:42 AM, John Pickard wrote: > > Good morning, > > As part of my research on wire strainers (tools used to tighten wire in > fences) I am struggling with trying to find some generic terms to describe > the markings (patent numbers, part numbers and other information) on the > tools. > > My problem is that the markings are either "raised" (embossed) or > "lowered" (engraved / stamped). The method of marking can be via casting, > forging, or hand-stamping. What I am looking for is a generic term for the > "lowered" markings. I have seen the word "debossed" as an antonym of > "embossed", but it seems to be a neologism created specifically for this > purpose. > > I'm trying to avoid using "cast", "forged" or "stamped" as these terms are > all about the method of marking, not about the form of the markings. And > both cast and forged markings can be either raised or lowered. This is not > just an issue for me and the wire strainers I'm working on. Zillions of > objects in museums have markings that need to be described, but I've been > unable to find a suitable term to include in the "restricted vocabulary" I > am developing for my work. > > I'm quite happy to use "raised" as a simple, clear and neutral (i.e. > independent of the method or marking) term for any embossed markings, but I > would welcome any suggestions for a similar generic term for markings that > are below the surface. I've looked at various thesauri (pedant!), but so > far I haven't found any terms that really works. > > > > Cheers, John > > John Pickard > john.pick...@bigpond.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > -- > Peter Mayer > Department of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) > School of Social Scienceshttp://www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/polis/ > The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005 > Ph : +61 8 8313 5609 > Fax : +61 8 8313 3443 > e-mail: peter.ma...@adelaide.edu.au > CRICOS Provider Number 00123M > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > This email message is intended only for the addressee(s) > and contains information that may be confidential > and/or copyright. If you are not the intended recipient > please notify the sender by reply email > and immediately delete this email. > Use, disclosure or reproduction of this email by anyone > other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. No > representation is made that this email or any attachments are free of > viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the > recipient. > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > >
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