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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797235203321

Autore

Briggs Jody <1945->

Titolo

Encyclopedia of stage lighting / / Jody Briggs ; foreword by Scott Nolte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , [2008]

ISBN

1-4766-0300-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Disciplina

792.025

792/.025

Soggetti

Stage lighting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The present work is a reprint of the illustrated case bound edition of Encyclopedia of stage lighting, first published in 2003 by McFarland"--Title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; The Encyclopedia; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

This encyclopedia contains more than 1500 detailed entries covering such topics as equipment, methods, concepts, design process, electricity, characteristics of light, and lightboard operations. Where applicable, entries present both the historical and current significance of the apparatus or concept being described. Entries are extensively cross-referenced, and many include line drawings and samples of lighting paperwork.