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Vinony

scenography

noun

  1. the art of representing objects in perspective, especially as applied in the design and painting of theatrical scenery
  2. visual design for theatrical productions, including such elements as sets, costumes, and lighting
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Latin scenographia, equivalent to scene + -ography.

  1. The design of theatrical sets.
  2. The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane.
  3. A representation or description of a body, in all its dimensions, as it appears to the eye.

    “The Walls or Partitions are represented by the Letters C. C. C. but these are all more exactly seen in the Scenography, in which D. and E. shows two Caves with their Walls turn’d over with Arches.”