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GENERAL LIFE TABLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- table top photography
1, record 1, English, table%20top%20photography
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tabletop photography 2, record 1, English, tabletop%20photography
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Photography of subject matter which can be contained within the area of a table top, e. g. small scale models of buildings, parts of a machine or still life studies in general. 1, record 1, English, - table%20top%20photography
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Typically a short focus lens (3 or 4 in focal length) is used to achieve natural perspective in the photograph. Glass sheets illuminated from below are sometimes used as the table top when the subject is, for example, an aircraft model. 1, record 1, English, - table%20top%20photography
Record 1, Key term(s)
- table-top photography
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- photographie de miniature
1, record 1, French, photographie%20de%20miniature
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- photographie de miniatures 1, record 1, French, photographie%20de%20miniatures
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] photographie [effectuées] en studio [et] qui consiste à réaliser des prises de vues de miniatures disposées sur une table. 1, record 1, French, - photographie%20de%20miniature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un objet est présenté dans un cadre nouveau, artificiel, dont les dimensions, l'importance et la signification peuvent être très éloignées de la réalité, contrairement aux natures mortes. 1, record 1, French, - photographie%20de%20miniature
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-07-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tabletop study 1, record 2, English, tabletop%20study
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tabletop work 1, record 2, English, tabletop%20work
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
table top photography. Photography of subject matter which can be continued within the areas of a table top, e. g. small scale models... still life studies in general. 2, record 2, English, - tabletop%20study
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
It gives the impression of natural landscape and is made of pieces of coal, bark, grass and fur. 1, record 2, English, - tabletop%20study
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étude en miniature
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tude%20en%20miniature
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Table-top. Photographie en réduction, d'inspiration réaliste, en imitation de scènes réelles ou faisant appel à la fantaisie et à l'imaginaire. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tude%20en%20miniature
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En miniature, en très petit, en réduction. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tude%20en%20miniature
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le terme "table top" appartient au domaine de la photographie. L'équivalence proposée tente de refléter la réalité de la notion dans le domaine des arts plastiques. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tude%20en%20miniature
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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