Decorative ridges or grooves that are carved along the shaft of a column or pilaster to make it appear rounder than a smooth surface. Fluted columns are a characteristic feature of Greek architecture.
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Combination Printing
An early photographic technique wherein two or more negative images are combined to create a single image. This technique allowed…
Herringbone Stitch
A needlework technique that uses stitches resembling bones extending from the spine of a herring fish. It is found in…
Glass Plate Negative
A photographic negative produced using a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive emulsion of silver compounds, in use in plate…
Tintype
A photograph made by creating a positive directly on a thin sheet of black-enamelled metal coated with collodion. They were…
Weft
It refers to yarn or threads that pass horizontally over and under the fixed longitudinal warp to weave cloth and…
Double-Interlock
A technique of tapestry weaving wherein two differently coloured weft threads interlock on a single warp thread. This method allows…
Kajli Siyahi
A technique associated with the Patna School, where paintings are rendered directly by paintbrush on the surface, without using pencilled…
Offset Oleography
A process of producing multicoloured prints using the offset technique. The inked image is printed on a rubber cylinder, then…