Meaning of scenograph | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A perspective representation or lateral view of an object, as opposed to a view from above or below.
2. An early portable camera, invented in 1874 by a Dr. Candèzi.
3. A changing diorama or cyclorama representing a historic event, first introduced in 1894.

Examples

“The analogy between the ichnograph - scenograph relation and the independent - dependent relation between God and particular minds clearly struck Leibniz as most beautiful and appropriate .”

“Every inventor may be excused a little enthusiasm when exhibiting his bantling to the world, and we must not criticise too severely the remark of the worthy doctor, in the preface to his brochure, in which he tells us that he looks forward confidently to the time when every tourist will be a photographer, and will carry in his coat pockets, on his excursions, the scenograph and dark plates, and in his hand the walking-stick tripod.”

“One whose ideas of cameras and photographic apparatus have been acquired from an acquaintance with the works of English camera-makers will, upon examining a scenograph, immediately assert that it is a mere toy and nothing more.”

“The scenograph is a pocket camera adapted for taking 6 by 42 pictures.”

“What is the scenograph? It is the latest development of the cyclorama and is the creation of Mr. E. J. Austen, who has painted seventeen different cycloramas, including the Battle of Gettysburg and the Chicago Fire. In the scenograph Mr. Austen has added to a printed background a model of the great buildings of the World's Fair, with real water for Lake Michigan and the lagoons.”

“The. Scenograph presents to the spectator the World's Fair, with a large tract of the surrounding country as it would appear to an aeronaut drifting over the lake at an altitude of 600 feet.”

“The scenograph is the latest development of the cycloramic art .”

“One of the most instructive attractions on the Midway is the scenograph of the Johnstown Flood, which vividly illustrates one of the most appalling catastrophes in our country's history. The scenograph is an evolution from and combination of cyclorama, diorama and scenic theatre.”

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