Re: German translation

[wcharmon@wt.net]

Any chance this refers to the 'mag'(magnesium-calcium carbonate is
powdered dolomite) used when you are doing a final wipe to fine-tune the
plate tone for intaglio printing?

> Christina Z. Anderson schrieb:
>> Thanks, Hans--would s/he know what pigment "wipe chalk" refers to? Chris
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> Hi Christina,
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> I am not sure if I can help you, but I'll give it a try. I've been
> living in Germany for almost 15 years, have never heard the word and
> googling for it does not reveal many hits either. But, I found it in the
> Brothers Grimm's German Dictionary from 1860 and although the
> explanation is very brief "used for smearing technique", it's probably
> not a specific pigment, but a generic expression for any chalk suitable
> for wiping or smearing. I'm not sure if the correct English expression
> is "wiping" or "smearing", but I mean whatever is done on this chalk
> drawing by Heinz Kroh:
>
> http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:DSC00022Kroh.JPG
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> Tor
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