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AIGUILLE CLOCHER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
- Architectural Styles
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spire
1, record 1, English, spire
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Architectural term for a long, usually pyramidical-conical structure on top of a tower. 2, record 1, English, - spire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A tall pyramidal, polygonal, or conical structure rising from a tower, turret, or roof (usually of a church) and terminating in a point. It can be of stone, or of timber covered with shingles, or lead. 3, record 1, English, - spire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A well designed tower and spire ought to have a tolerably regular conical and compact outline from top to bottom, whether seen in direct elevation or diagonally. 4, record 1, English, - spire
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
- Styles en architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- flèche
1, record 1, French, fl%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aiguille 2, record 1, French, aiguille
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aiguille : Forme architecturale dressée, obélisque, flèche ou pinacle aigu à vocation ornementale, caractéristique du style gothique. 3, record 1, French, - fl%C3%A8che
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Couverture d'un clocher ou d'un pinacle. 4, record 1, French, - fl%C3%A8che
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les flèches gothiques sont en charpente recouverte de plomb ou en pierre. Elles sont polygonales, coniques, rhomboïdales ou hélicoïdales. Elles répondent parfaitement à l'idéal gothique! 4, record 1, French, - fl%C3%A8che
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La flèche élevée à la croisée du transept par Viollet-le-Duc en 1860 veut imiter l'ancienne flèche du XIIIe siècle démolie au XVIIIe. En chêne recouvert de plomb, elle pèse sept cent cinquante tonnes. 5, record 1, French, - fl%C3%A8che
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aiguille de clocher : synonyme de flèche très effilée. 6, record 1, French, - fl%C3%A8che
Record 1, Key term(s)
- aiguille de clocher
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura
- Estilos arquitectónicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aguja
1, record 1, Spanish, aguja
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- chapitel 1, record 1, Spanish, chapitel
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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