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单词 in low relief
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in low relief
1. A method of moulding, carving, stamping, etc., in which the design stands out only moderately from a plane surface; bas-relief. Frequently in in low relief. Cf. relief n.3 1a.
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anaglyphic1656
anaglyptic1656
in low relief1667
bas-relief1696
anaglyphical1859
1667 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 403/1 Pictures, a curious way in France of making lively pictures in Wax, and Maps in a low relieve.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Basso Relievo, Bass or Low Relief, is when the Work is low, flat, or but a little raised.
1797 T. Langley Hist. & Antiq. Desborough & Wycombe 301 On the floor, in low relief, in profile, a rude figure of a knight.
1862 J. C. Robinson Ital. Sculpt. of Middle Ages 26 To him [sc. Donatello] is..due the invention of that..method of low relief, which is often..called the ‘Donatello style’.
1887 H. T. Wood Illustr. Bks. 60 Collotype lends itself admirably to the reproduction of artistic objects in low relief, such as coins, medals, etc.
1901 19th Cent. July 100 The modelling in low-relief of a life-sized bull in painted terra cotta.
2002 J. Gaiger in tr. J. G. Herder Scuplture 104 An anaglyph is an ornament in low relief; anaglyphics is thus the science or study of low reliefs.
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in high (or middle, low, etc.) relief
c. in relief: in the manner of relief; so as to stand out as (a) relief. Frequently with modifying word, as in high (or middle, low, etc.) relief. [Probably ultimately after Italian in rilievo (see in relievo at relievo n.1 Phrases); compare French en relief (1606 or earlier; after Italian). With in high relief compare French en haut-relief (see haut-relief n.) and alto-relievo n. With in low relief compare French en bas-relief (see bas-relief n.) and basso-relievo n. With in middle relief compare mezzo-relievo n.]
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1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. lxi. 94 The Castle with three Towers, and the Eagle of stone in relief [Fr. l'aigle de pierre releuez en bosse], which are the Arms of the Justiniani Genoese Lords.
1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 68 Pillars and Statues and other carved works in relieve.
1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture II. 16/2 Mosaic work in relieve.
1782 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 3) II. iii. 243 A wreath of enamelled flowers in relief, executed by Giles Legare.
1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. i. 19 In the pediment..of the eastern portico was sculptured in high relief the..Assault of Heaven by the Titans.
1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 215 The face of the block..is carved in relief into the desired design.
1867 H. M. Westropp Handbk. Archæol. ii. 274 It is considered the finest work in relief extant.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. p. xix The profiled figures in low relief.
1962 E. McCune Arts of Korea iii. ix. 169 An eye-pleasing double band and circular floral pattern carved in middle relief.
1996 M. Torelli in Cambr. Anc. Hist. (ed. 2) X. xx. iii. 952 The only important work in relief in the city of Rome was the temple of the Divine Augustus.
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