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Golden section

Scope note

Canon of proportion based on the ratio between two unequal parts of a whole when the proportion of the smaller to the larger is equal to that of the larger to the whole. MAYER

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300056300

Broader Terms used

proportion

Created

13yrs ago

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