Definition

• Rope.  A corded design of twisted strands often used in medallic design as a border element. Rope design can be modeled in soft material (clay, plasticine, wax) by use of
  a milgrain tool.  See border.

  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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