Most of these applications need a reference piece they can relate to.

Taxidermy specimens Preparations for the background begin on the field, where an artist takes photographs and sketches references pieces.

Buckley has a sizable two-storey library, with the second level being dedicated solely to history and reference pieces, mainly on the local area.

Uniformenkunde is still perhaps the most widely referenced piece of work the study of military attire of the early modern era, and is still used as a source today.

The novel references pieces of Theroux's own biography, including time in Africa, a failed marriage in England and flight to the Pacific (the material of this story).

Fizeau interferometers are commonly used for measuring the shape of an optical surface: Typically, a fabricated lens or mirror is compared to a reference piece having the desired shape.

The reference piece is sometimes realized by a diffractive optical element (computer-generated hologram or CGH), as this can be manufactured by high accuracy lithographic methods.

At Grayshott Pottery visitors can see artists at work creating not only historical reference pieces and cutting-edge art design but also the making of plates and dishes for many famous high-street brands.

The exhibition was an homage to Andrew Lloyd Webber and had reference pieces such as Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Starlight Express, and the Phantom of the Opera.

Core UI draws each piece of the user interface based on a series of XML "recipes" that describe the structure and features of each element, referencing pieces of art stored as separate resources files within the framework bundle.