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TINTYPE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ferrotype
1, record 1, English, ferrotype
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tintype 2, record 1, English, tintype
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a positive photograph made by a collodion process on a thin iron plate and having a darkened surface (as of black enamel). 1, record 1, English, - ferrotype
Record 1, Key term(s)
- energiatype
- ferrotype print
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ferrotype
1, record 1, French, ferrotype
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tintype 2, record 1, French, tintype
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image positive obtenue par réflexion sur une plaque métallique (tôle) laquée noire. 3, record 1, French, - ferrotype
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les ferrotypes (à partir de 1853) sont des images positives obtenues par sensibilisation sur une plaque métallique noire. L'aspect métallique et ce fond noir permettent de les identifier assez facilement. 4, record 1, French, - ferrotype
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«tintype» : Terme employé surtout dans les pays anglophones pour désigner les ferrotypes. 2, record 1, French, - ferrotype
Record 1, Key term(s)
- energiatype
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1982-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tintype
1, record 2, English, tintype
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ferrotype 2, record 2, English, ferrotype
correct
- melainotype 3, record 2, English, melainotype
- melanotype 4, record 2, English, melanotype
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An early type of photograph that is a direct positive image made on a sensitized piece of enameled tin or iron. 2, record 2, English, - tintype
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the 1933 edition of The Oxford English Dictionary the written form "melainotype" is said to be incorrect. 5, record 2, English, - tintype
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ferrotype
1, record 2, French, ferrotype
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tintype 2, record 2, French, tintype
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image positive obtenue par réflexion sur une plaque métallique (tôle) laquée noire. 3, record 2, French, - ferrotype
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«tintype» : Terme employé surtout dans les pays anglophones pour désigner les ferrotypes. 2, record 2, French, - ferrotype
Record 2, Key term(s)
- melainotype
- melanotype
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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