this is needed for a quilty idea so it is on topic. what is the word to describe art that is say 3 separate panels placed side by side on a wall. the painting is all related, might be an entire pix that is shown in 3 panels, might be one pix in three seasons, something like that. i know there is a word but darned if i can think what it is. tia, j.
need a word
Mar 18, 2008
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Triptych?
Steven Alaska
Seems not, looking at the OED. And a triptych is supposed to fold, like a mediaeval altarpiece - the "-ptych" bit is to do with folding rather than just being a panel.
You can have a pentaptych, though. (Sounds like it ought to be something small and spiny that lives in leaf litter).
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On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:42:13 -0500, nzlstar* wrote (in article ):
triptych.
Maureen
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