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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| French, from Middle French ''vignete'', from diminutive of ''vigne'' vine | | French, from Middle French ''vignete'', from diminutive of ''vigne'' vine |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1611] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1611] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: a running ornament (as of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) put on or just before a title page or at the beginning or end of a chapter; also : a small decorative [[design]] or [[picture]] so placed | | *1: a running ornament (as of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) put on or just before a title page or at the beginning or end of a chapter; also : a small decorative [[design]] or [[picture]] so placed |
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| :b : a brief [[incident]] or scene (as in a [[play]] or [[movie]]) | | :b : a brief [[incident]] or scene (as in a [[play]] or [[movie]]) |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Vignettes''', in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_design graphic design], are decorative designs usually in [[books]], used both to separate sections or chapters and to decorate borders. | + | '''Vignettes''', in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_design graphic design], are decorative designs usually in [[books]], used both to separate sections or chapters and to decorate borders. |
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− | In Descriptive, or Analytical Bibliography for the hand-press period (ca. 1450 to 1800) a vignette refers to an engraved [[design]] printed using a copper-plate press, on a page that has already been printed on using a letter press ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press Printing press]). Vignettes are sometimes distinguished from other in-text [[illustrations]] printed on a copper-plate press by the fact that they do not have a border; such designs usually appear on title-pages only. | + | In Descriptive, or Analytical Bibliography for the hand-press period (ca. 1450 to 1800) a vignette refers to an engraved [[design]] printed using a copper-plate press, on a page that has already been printed on using a letter press ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press Printing press]). Vignettes are sometimes distinguished from other in-text [[illustrations]] printed on a copper-plate press by the fact that they do not have a border; such designs usually appear on title-pages only. |
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− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodcut Woodcuts], which are printed on a letter press and are also used to separate sections or chapters are identified as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headpiece headpiece], tailpiece or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer%27s_ornament printer's ornament], depending on shape and position. | + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodcut Woodcuts], which are printed on a letter press and are also used to separate sections or chapters are identified as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headpiece headpiece], tailpiece or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer%27s_ornament printer's ornament], depending on shape and position. |
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− | In theatrical script writing, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketch_story sketch stories], and [[poetry]], a vignette is a short impressionistic scene that [[focuses]] on one [[moment]] or gives a trenchant [[impression]] about a [[character]], [[idea]], setting, or object. This type of scene is more common in recent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodern_theater postmodern theater], where less emphasis is placed on adhering to the [[conventions]] of theatrical structure and [[story]] development. Vignettes have been particularly [[influenced]] by contemporary notions of a scene as shown in [[film]], video and television scripting.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vignette] | + | In theatrical script writing, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketch_story sketch stories], and [[poetry]], a vignette is a short impressionistic scene that [[focuses]] on one [[moment]] or gives a trenchant [[impression]] about a [[character]], [[idea]], setting, or object. This type of scene is more common in recent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodern_theater postmodern theater], where less emphasis is placed on adhering to the [[conventions]] of theatrical structure and [[story]] development. Vignettes have been particularly [[influenced]] by contemporary notions of a scene as shown in [[film]], video and television scripting.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vignette] |
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| [[Category: Languages and Literature]] | | [[Category: Languages and Literature]] |