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EPREUVE-CONTACT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Photoengraving
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contact print
1, record 1, English, contact%20print
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- contact copy 2, record 1, English, contact%20copy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A photographic image produced by the exposure of a sensitized emulsion in direct contact with a negative or positive transparency. 3, record 1, English, - contact%20print
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No enlarger is necessary. Images are reversed as from negative to positive, and prints can be only the same size as the negative. 4, record 1, English, - contact%20print
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Photogravure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épreuve par contact
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9preuve%20par%20contact
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- contretype 2, record 1, French, contretype
correct
- épreuve-contact 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9preuve%2Dcontact
correct, masculine noun
- copie par contact 4, record 1, French, copie%20par%20contact
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reproduction photographique, dans un appareil appelé tireuse, d’un négatif ou d’un positif en contact avec la surface du papier sensibilisé et exposé à la lumière. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20par%20contact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce procédé ne nécessite aucun agrandisseur et les images du positif sont renversées par rapport à celles du négatif. On ne peut obtenir par ce moyen qu’une épreuve de même format que le négatif. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20par%20contact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Épreuve photographique réalisée en mettant le négatif en contact avec le papier sensible. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20par%20contact
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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