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Proportion

Scope note

Relation between respective parts or between parts and the whole, in a building or any work of art, whether considered purely visually or numerically.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300056299

Broader Terms used

<form and composition concepts>

Narrower Terms used

golden section

Created

12yrs ago

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