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2. 09Copperplate engravingNuremberg, c. 1510
   per-face burin cuts in each face's (u,v) plane · tone → 1–3 hatch sets of swelling lozenges · ink() likeness · hatched cast shadow
3. 10Ukiyo-eEdo, c. 1830
   bezier wave with combed blocks · flat tone per face · union key line · drawFeatures in the key colour
4. 11Wood-type broadsideLetterpress, 1890s
   wood and slab type set with spaced() · red layer translated off register · hatch() side faces · speckle layer of worn type
5. 12Kalighat patCalcutta, c. 1880
   flat colour per face with grey edge shading (stacked clipped strokes) · one inked brush contour from outline() · glossy hair streaks · own babu props: rose, cane, cat with prawn