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FRONTISPIECE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

frontispiece: 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

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
DEF

Frontage: the front part or face of a building.

DEF

Front: ... in architecture, a face of a building especially the face with the principal entrance.

DEF

façade: the face (or principal) front of a building.

DEF

Frontispiece: the main façade of a building or its principal entrance bay.

OBS

frontispiece: rare and archaic.

Key term(s)
  • principal façade
  • principal front
  • main front

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
CONT

Façade : Désigne chacune des faces verticales en élévation d'un bâtiment [...]; on distingue la façade principale (qui peut être celle de la porte d'entrée principale, ou la façade sur rue, ou encore la façade exposée au midi), la façade arrière [...] et les façades latérales [...]

DEF

Devanture : Façade de magasin [...]

OBS

Pour les immeubles, les édifices et bâtiments non commerciaux on dit façade [non devanture].

OBS

frontispice : façade principale d'un édifice (se dit surtout des façades d'édifices religieux).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura
DEF

Paramento exterior de un edificio, especialmente el principal.

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Record 3 1996-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)
DEF

An illustration facing the title page.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maquette et mise en page
DEF

Illustration placée en regard de la page de titre.

Spanish

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