Diorama

(n.) A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced.

(n.) A building used for such an exhibition.

整理:奥利维亚

• This portable Diorama can be most conveniently shown by lamplight, the flame of an argand lamp, the wick of which can be heightened and lowered, being best adapted for the purpose. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• That building was intended for the exhibition of the Diorama. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Such was the Diorama as it was first exhibited in London to admiring crowds. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• It will be observed that the principle, on which the metamorphoses of Dissolving Views depend, is similar to that which produces the variations in the diorama. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• The memory has as many moods as the temper, and shifts its scenery like a diorama. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The Diorama was opened in London on the 6th of October, 1823, and for a long time it was equally popular in this metropolis. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Apart from motions, a complete diorama of the fluctuations of the game went on in their eyes. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

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