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Glossary Term: Film Noir

More glossary terms Film Noir : A French term meaning "black film," or film of the night, inspired by the cheap line of paperbacks about...

Glossary Term: Cabinet Card

More glossary terms When photography was created it was first only used for documentation, a means to an end. The process was solidified with light...

Glossary Term: Camera Obscura

Whether it’s painting, photography or our own eyes, Camera Obscura ties them all together. Originally camera obscura was used for more realistic drawings. Camera...

Glossary Term: Graded Card

Graded Card: A trading card that has been examined by a third-party service (see below) grading specialist for condition and assigned a specific numerical grade, that corresponds with...

Glossary Term: First Edition

The first edition of a book is the first commercially distributed version of a book, which also refers to the first printing of that...

Glossary Term: Director’s Cut

The Director’s Cut refers to an edited version of the film that represents the directors own edit. Director’s cuts are not generally released to the...

Glossary Term: Bleed

Images that run outside the border of the panel, running off the page are in the 'Bleed'. When an image runs outside the panel...

Glossary Term: Whiteness Level

Collection Connections is starting a new series of Glossary Terms. Each newsletter we will add a new word, ultimately building a glossary of Comic...

Glossary Term: Acid Free Paper

What is Acid-Free Paper? Acid-free paper is paper that if infused in water yields a neutral or basic pH (7 or slightly greater). I...

Glossary Term: Vintage Photograph

What is a Vintage Photograph? An image taken with older equipment/processes Daguerreotypes dominated the field of photography until the mid-1850s. A daguerreotype is a...