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Preferred term

Skiagraphy  

Definition

  • The depiction of figures and objects in perspective with their gradations of light and shadow, using such techniques as hatching; applies particularly to architectural rendering depicting shadows cast at a particular angle [AAT, alt.]

Entry terms

  • SCIAGRAPHY
  • SHADOW-PAINTING, SKIAGRAPHY

Notation

  • 112789

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-KMZC491D-3

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