Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
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onto handmade French paper. Between every drawing stage and printing stage — usually 4 or 5 previews before the etching is complete -- the plate takes a bath in nitric acid. Only when the final proof is approved does the hand-coloring begin, using many layers of brilliant watercolor and many miniscule sable brushes.
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