scenograph

Etymology

See scenography.

scenograph means A perspective representation or lateral view of an object, as opposed to a view from above or below. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

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