cavalier projection
noun
: an oblique projection with lines of projection at a 45° angle to the plane of projection
Over the past 15 years, Noble has created a fantastical, awe-inspiring fictional city called Nobson Newtown, which he renders in painstakingly detailed pencil drawings, favouring an artificial, depth-free cavalier projection.
Steve Rose, Guardian Unlimited, 4 May 2012
Steve Rose, Guardian Unlimited, 4 May 2012
Word History
Etymology
after earlier cavalier perspective, translation of French perspective cavalière, perspective à la cavalière literally, "point of view of a horseman"
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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