steel engraving
- Term Type
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Preferred Term
steel engraving
- Details
Printmaking process of engraving using plates of steel or steel-faced copper; replaced the use of less durable copper plates in the early 19th century. For the engraving of steel plates for the production of documents such as banknotes, use "siderography."
- Variations
engraving
engraving, steel
steel-engraving
steel-engraved
- Broader Term