NNP

Negative Carving.  Modeling intaglio; cutting a die or relief in the negative, all relief is sunken and mirror image. Such relief becomes positive when the die is struck or the bas- relief is cast. The time-honored way of preparing dies –hand engraving each one – was negative carving.  See relief.

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