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CRYSTAL BALL [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

crystal ball: an item in the "Ceremonial Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

boule de cristal : objet de la classe «Objets cérémoniels» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

The crystal ball allows you to take refraction photos, which reveal the background scene within the ball. ... The photographic technique has now become so popular that photographers have re-branded the crystal ball as a lensball.

Key term(s)
  • lens ball

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
CONT

Lorsque vous expérimentez la photographie dans une boule de cristal, assurez-vous que la lumière passant à travers l'objet réfracteur est forte. Si votre sujet est peu éclairé, il se peut que des reflets indésirables [...] à proximité apparaissent dans la boule.

Spanish

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