scenography

scenography
the design of theatrical sets
See Also: scenographer

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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

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