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FINIAL [8 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

finial: an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

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

épi de faîtage : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fences and Enclosures
DEF

An ornament, often in the form of a cap, terminating the top of a fence slat or post.

Key term(s)
  • fence slat finial
  • fence post finial

French

Domaine(s)
  • Enceintes et clôtures
DEF

Ornement en métal ou en poterie vernissée qui recouvre le faîtage.

OBS

Le sens du terme faîtage s'est étendu pour désigner la partie supérieure d'une latte de clôture. Exemple : [...] les faîtages des clôtures sont soumis à la stagnation de l'eau [...] Protégeons le faîtage en lui donnant une double pente. (tiré de la source c).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cercas y vallados
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Record 3 2008-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
DEF

[A] decorative ornament [...] on the top piece of a pike, staff or pole.

Key term(s)
  • pike-head

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
DEF

Pièce décorative à l'extrémité supérieure du mât ou de la hampe [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Residential Architecture
DEF

A small roof ornament which terminates in a point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'habitation
DEF

Petit ornement de toit se terminant en pointe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura de viviendas
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Record 5 1992-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

An ornamental terminating or capping feature on an upper extremity, as over a door or on a pinnacle or gable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Ornement isolé, en forme de fleur stylisée, décorant le sommet d'un gâble, d'un pignon, auquel il sert d'amortissement ...

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Ceramics (Industries)
DEF

An upstanding ornament finishing the upper portion ... (or a lid of a bowl).

CONT

In ceramics, the finial serves chiefly as decoration. It may be functional as well when it is used as a knob to grasp ... This protuberance usually takes the shape of a flower bud, a bunch of foliage, an acorn, etc; ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Céramique (Industries)
CONT

Paire de pots-pourri de forme balustres, prises en forme de bouquets de fleurs.

OBS

Grain et graine : Ces deux termes sont usuels; ils se retrouvent souvent dans les descriptions de pièces de forme (sucrier, soupière, etc.) en argent ou en céramique.

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
DEF

The terminal ornament of any object, but particularly that on the cover of any receptacle, where it also serves as a handle.

OBS

Usually the ornament consists of clustered foliage, fruit or flowers, and sometimes of human and animal figures, or of a knob ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
DEF

Bouton permettant la préhension des couvercles des terrines, sucriers, écuelles, pots à crème et qui a souvent la forme d'un petit fruit ou d'une légume.

Spanish

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Record 8 1977-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
CONT

The ossicles of the distal rami which do not branch again are called "finials" [on a crinoid]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
CONT

Les dernières [plaques brachiales d'un Crinoïde] sont dites "finiales".

OBS

nom féminin.

Spanish

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