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COLLODION WET-PLATE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- collodion wet-plate process
1, record 1, English, collodion%20wet%2Dplate%20process
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- collodion wet-plate photographic process 2, record 1, English, collodion%20wet%2Dplate%20photographic%20process
correct
- wet-plate process 3, record 1, English, wet%2Dplate%20process
correct
- wet plate process 3, record 1, English, wet%20plate%20process
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A [photographic] process in which a negative is made by coating a glass plate with a light-sensitive emulsion of collodion-guncotton dissolved in alcohol and ether to which potassium iodide and potassium bromide have been added. 4, record 1, English, - collodion%20wet%2Dplate%20process
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The plate is inserted into the camera, exposed while wet, and developed immediately thereafter. 4, record 1, English, - collodion%20wet%2Dplate%20process
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The "collodion wet-plate process" may sometimes be qualified as a synonym for the "collodion process" but strictly speaking it is somewhat different. However, we must point out that both of these terms are now broadly used as synonyms. 5, record 1, English, - collodion%20wet%2Dplate%20process
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- procédé au collodion humide
1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20au%20collodion%20humide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé photographique par lequel on crée un négatif en enduisant une plaque de verre d'une émulsion photosensible à base de collodion que l'on dissout dans une solution d'alcool et d'éther à laquelle on aura ajouté de l'iodure de potassium et du bromure de potassium. 2, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20au%20collodion%20humide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par la suite, la plaque est insérée dans la caméra grand format et exposée toujours lorsque humide et ensuite développée. 2, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20au%20collodion%20humide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On associe régulièrement de façon synonymique le «procédé au collodion humide» et le «procédé au collodion», mais il faut savoir qu'à l'origine, les deux procédés étaient différents. Il faut toutefois souligner que les deux expressions sont traitées largement de façon interchangeable. 2, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20au%20collodion%20humide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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