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Preferred term

discolouration  

Type

  • owl:NamedIndividual

Definition

  • Change of the stone colour in one to three of the colour parameters : hue, value and chroma. - hue corresponds to the most prominent characteristic of a colour (blue, red, yellow, orange etc..). - value corresponds to the darkness (low hues) or lightness (high hues) of a colour. - chroma corresponds to the purity of a colour. High chroma colours look rich and full. Low chroma colours look dull and grayish. Sometimes chroma is called saturation.[ICOMOS-ISCS] (en)

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Entry terms

  • chromatic alteration (en)

In other languages

  • změna barvy

    Czech

  • barevná změna
  • chromatická alterace
  • altération chromatique

    French

  • German

  • Farbveränderung

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https://hist-arch-vocab.org/bvha#c_bmuzsgj2

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