“manière”

The following 2 entries include the term manière.

manière criblée

noun

: an engraving technique originally used in the 15th century in which round holes punched in a block or plate produce a white spotted background in the print

manière noire

noun

: the act or process of producing an overall texture in aquatint by scratching the plate directly with a wire brush or other device or by ruling closely set parallel lines in several directions on the ground before etching

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