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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 633574, member: 5833&quot;]I used the word &#039;cameist&#039; one time in another thread &amp; it met with approval.&nbsp; I did not invent it, promise.&nbsp; An old fashioned term.&nbsp; Those who make intaglios and/or cameos in the harder stones do so by grinding/engraving, not by chipping or scraping away at the material; they are known generally as gem engravers. Softer materials, such as shell &amp; coral, are worked with little tools for scraping &amp; gouging, more akin to sculpting.&nbsp; Those who work only in these materials are not accorded as much respect as those who do the more difficult work with more prized materials, &amp; are referred to in English as cameo cutters.</p><p><br /></p><p>You will notice that on the previous page, the Frenchman Reverchon signed himself as &#039;graveur&#039;.&nbsp; If he had only made shell cameos, his name probably would not have been recorded.&nbsp; However, he was also a medalist, medalists often put their name or initials on their work, making them easier to study &amp; write about.&nbsp; The go-to reference is this one, by Leonard Forrer, which came out in segments in Spink&#039;s Numismatic Circular before being printed as a multi-volume book:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]182569[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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