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PHOTOGRAPH CASE [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

photograph case : an item in the "Photographic Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

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

étui à photos : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement photographiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
CONT

The term "case photograph" describes three types of... photographs that were generally kept in cases, which were both decorative and protective. They are the daguerreotype,... the ambrotype and the tintype or ferrotype.... That many case photographs have survived in good condition for over a century attests to their stability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
CONT

Il existe trois genres de photos [...] conservées dans des coffrets ayant une fonction à la fois décorative et protectrice : le daguerréotype [...], l’ambrotype et le ferrotype. [...] La conservation d’un grand nombre de photos présentées en coffret depuis plus d’un siècle constitue une preuve de leur stabilité.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copyright
  • Production Management
CONT

The author of a commissioned work owns the copyright in it, subject to the following exceptions : one, there is an agreement to the contrary; two, the work being commissioned is an engraving, photograph or portrait and the person ordering the work has offered "valuable consideration’’ such as money or services(in which case the person ordering it owns the copyright.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits d'auteur
  • Gestion de la production

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

Light-absorbing quality of a photographic image, expressed as the logarithm of the opacity.

OBS

Several specific types of density values for a photograph may be expressed : diffuse transmission density is the one of greatest importance in the case of photographic transparency materials such as negatives; diffuse reflection density is generally of interest for photographic prints.

OBS

density: term standardized by the CGSB (Canadian General Standards Board) and by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Absorption de la lumière par une image photographique, exprimée comme le logarithme de l'opacité.

OBS

Il existe plusieurs types précis de densités; il y a la densité de la lumière diffuse transmise qui est l'une des plus importante dans le cas de clichés transparents et la densité de la lumière diffuse réfléchie qu'on utilise généralement pour les épreuves.

OBS

densité : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

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