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panorama
panorama. ‘A picture of a landscape or other scene, either arranged on the inside of a cylindrical surface round the spectator as a centre (a cyclorama), or unrolled or unfolded and made to pass before him, so as to show the various parts in succession’ (OED). In 1787 a patent for such a 360-degree painting was granted to Robert Barker (1739–1806), an Irish-born painter working in Edinburgh, and the type soon became a popular form of entertainment: ‘Panorama painting seems all the rage’, Constable wrote in 1803. Panoramas were indeed a kind of forerunner of the popular cinema and tended to be remarkable for sheer spectacle rather than artistic merit. Distinguished artists were sometimes associated with them, however, notably Girtin, who made a panorama of London, now lost, and Mesdag, whose panorama of Scheveningen can still be seen in The Hague. More typical is the panorama of the Battle of Gettysburg (1883) at Gettysburg National Military Park by the French painter Paul Philippoteaux (1846–?). In more general parlance, the term ‘panorama’ is used of any wide, uninterrupted view over a scene, particularly a landscape.
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IAN CHILVERS. "panorama." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "panorama." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-panorama.html IAN CHILVERS. "panorama." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-panorama.html |
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panorama
panorama ‘A picture of a landscape or other scene, either arranged on the inside of a cylindrical surface round the spectator as a centre (a cyclorama), or unrolled or unfolded and made to pass before him, so as to show the various parts in succession’ (OED). In 1787 a patent for such a 360-degree painting was granted to Robert Barker (1739–1806), an Irish-born painter working in Edinburgh, and the type soon became a popular form of entertainment: ‘Panorama painting seems all the rage’, Constable wrote in 1803. Panoramas were indeed a kind of forerunner of the popular cinema and tended to be remarkable for sheer spectacle rather than artistic merit. Distinguished artists were sometimes associated with them, however, notably Girtin, who made a panorama of London, now lost, and Mesdag, whose panorama of Scheveningen can still be seen in The Hague. In more general parlance, the term ‘panorama’ is used of any wide, uninterrupted view over a scene, particularly a landscape.
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IAN CHILVERS. "panorama." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "panorama." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-panorama.html IAN CHILVERS. "panorama." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-panorama.html |
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panorama
pan·o·ram·a / ˌpanəˈramə; -ˈrämə/ • n. an unbroken view of the whole region surrounding an observer: the tower offers a wonderful panorama of Prague. ∎ a picture or photograph containing a wide view. ∎ a complete survey or presentation of a subject or sequence of events: the galleries will offer a full panorama of 20th-century art. DERIVATIVES: pan·o·ram·ic / -ˈramik/ adj. pan·o·ram·i·cal·ly / -ˈramik(ə)lē/ adv. |
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"panorama." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "panorama." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-panorama.html "panorama." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-panorama.html |
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panorama
panorama. Building containing a large picture, either arranged on the inside of a cylindrical surface around the spectator at the centre (cyclorama) or unrolled or unfolded and made to pass before the spectator so as to show the various parts in succession. If the picture (some parts of which are translucent) is viewed through an aperture, its sides continuing towards the picture, it is called a diorama, which can show weather-changes. One of the most celebrated was the Panorama National, Paris (1859).
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "panorama." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "panorama." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-panorama.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "panorama." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-panorama.html |
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panorama picture of a scene unfolded so as to show the parts in succession XVIII; (fig.) continuous passing scene XIX. Invented c.1789 by Robert Barker (who in his patent of 1787 called it ‘La nature à coup d'œil’, i.e. ‘nature at a glance’), f. Gr. PAN- + hórāma view, f. horân see.
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T. F. HOAD. "panorama." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "panorama." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-panorama.html T. F. HOAD. "panorama." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-panorama.html |
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•Padma • magma • drachma
•Alma, halma, Palma
•Cranmer • asthma • mahatma
•miasma, plasma
•jackhammer • sledgehammer
•yellowhammer • windjammer
•flimflammer • programmer
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•snake-charmer • docudrama
•melodrama
•contemner, dilemma, Emma, emmer, Jemma, lemma, maremma, stemma, tremor
•Elmer, Selma, Thelma, Velma
•Mesmer
•claimer, defamer, framer, proclaimer, Shema, tamer
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"panorama." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "panorama." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-panorama.html "panorama." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-panorama.html |
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