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Art history
Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.
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japan
Art history; General art history
A loose term for hard resinous varnishes that are either mixed with paints to achieve an opaque gloss, or they're cheap enamel paints, most often black and used to decorate ...
abacus
Art history; General art history
In architecture, a flat slab on top of a capital, beneath an architrave. Also called an impost block.
pendant
Art history; General art history
During the Art Nouveau and Art Déco period, a pendant was also known as a single, suspended light source (usually gas or electricity). The word indeed means something else: a ...
candle power
Art history; General art history
Also known as: candlepower or bougie. It can be abbreviated as cp. A unit for measuring the quantity of light. It expresses levels of light intensity in terms of the light ...
candelabrum
Art history; General art history
Also known as branched candlestick, candle tree or candélabre. A support for more than one candle. Plural: candelabrums or candelabra.
electrolier
Art history; General art history
Lit. a cluster of, or chandelier for, electric lamps. The word has become something of an anachronism and is not in general use in English today.
lighting engineer
Art history; General art history
It is the member of a profession based on the science of light (photometry) and its relationship to interior design. A lighting engineer is also can also be responsible for ...
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