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EDICULE [2 records]

Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Religion (General)
DEF

A small construction, as a shrine, imitating the form of a building

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Religion (Généralités)
DEF

Petit édifice affectant la forme d'un petit temple construit parfois dans un plus grand et servant à loger la divinité honorée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

In landscaping and ornamentation, a small niche, often with colonnettes used as a shelter for a statue or the like.

Key term(s)
  • aedicula
  • edicule

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
DEF

Enfoncement pratiqué dans l'épaisseur d'une paroi pour abriter un objet décoratif (statue, buste, vase).

Spanish

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