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chapbook [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2023-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

chapbook: an item in the "Documentary Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

Key term(s)
  • chap-book
  • chap book

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

livre de colportage : objet de la classe «Objets documentaires» de la catégorie «Moyens d'expression».

Spanish

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Record 2 1978-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Literature
  • Fine Arts (General)
  • Hobbies (General)
DEF

a small book or pamphlet of a kind formerly sold by chapmen containing popular tales, treatises, ballads, or nursery rhymes.

OBS

This definition describes the contents of the pamphlet whereas the French context gives external details.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Littérature
  • Beaux-arts (Généralités)
  • Passe-temps (Généralités)
CONT

Le livre de "colportage" est ordinairement une petite brochure, sur papier de médiocre qualité; lorsqu'il est illustré, c'est d'une ou de plusieurs gravures sur bois; il était vendu à bas prix.

OBS

Voir rubrique "colportage" dans GRLAA.

Spanish

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