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Pyro-pho-tog′ra-phy.

A term including those processes in the photographic art in which the heat of a furnace is used to fix the picture. Enamel photography.

The picture copied must be on some transparent substance, or, if on paper, must be made transparent by the application of oil. The glass plate is covered with a coating of a certain gummy compound, which becomes hard under the action of light. The impression, when taken, is brought out by the application of a flux, and by heating the plate to a white heat is made permanent.

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