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Preferred term

Heliography  

Definition

  • Use for the process invented by J.N. de Niepce in which bitumen that had been coated on glass or metal hardened in relation to exposure; washing with oil of lavender left only the hardened image area [AAT, alt.]

Entry terms

  • Bitumen process
  • Heliographs
  • Niepceotype

Notation

  • 120634

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-T06KW0JD-4

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