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Scenography — is the practice of making theatre including sets, costumes and texts from a theoretical and practical point of view. Scenographers work from the premise of a space that is constructed, updated, transformed and filled. The role of the scenographer … Wikipedia
Scenography — Sce*nog ra*phy, n. [L. scaenographia, Gr. ?; ? scene, stage + gra fein to write: cf. F. sc[ e]nographie.] The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane; also, a representation or description of a body, in all its dimensions, as it… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scenography — [sē näg′rə fē] n. [L scaenographia < Gr skēnographia < skēnē, SCENE + graphein: see GRAPHIC] the art of drawing or painting in perspective; esp., the painting of stage scenes in ancient Greece scenographic [sē΄nə graf′ik, sen΄əgraf′ik] adj … English World dictionary
scenography — noun Etymology: Greek skēnographia painting of scenery, from skēnē + graphia graphy Date: 1645 the art of perspective representation especially as applied to the design and painting of stage scenery • scenographer noun • scenographic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
scenography — scenographer, n. scenographic /see neuh graf ik, sen euh /, scenographical, adj. scenographically, adv. /see nog reuh fee/, n. 1. the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective. 2. scene painting (used esp. with… … Universalium
scenography — n. art of depicting objects in perspective (generally as in the design and painting of theatre scenery) … English contemporary dictionary
scenography — noun 1》 the design and painting of theatrical scenery. 2》 (in painting and drawing) the representation of objects in perspective. Derivatives scenographic adjective … English new terms dictionary
scenography — sce·nog·ra·phy … English syllables
scenography — /siˈnɒgrəfi/ (say see nogruhfee) noun 1. Obsolete the representing of objects, as buildings, according to the rules of perspective. 2. scene painting (used especially with reference to ancient Greece). {Latin scēnographia, from Greek… …
scenography — n. representation of object in perspective. ♦ scenograph, scenographer, n. ♦ scenographic(al), a … Dictionary of difficult words
