Definition

• Anaglyph.  A small bas-relief item, such as a cameo, medal, gem, seal or other three-dimensional relief that is carved, chased or embossed. The term implies hand working of only a few such objects and not one of mass production. Se e also celature. In the 1830s anaglyphs were the source of the patterns used to create the engraved plates by medallic engraving, and, in fact, were the root of the name, anaglyptography for this process.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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