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HEADSTONE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

headstone: an item in the "Ceremonial Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

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

stèle funéraire : objet de la classe «Objets cérémoniels» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
DEF

A stone marking the head of a grave, and usually inscribed with the name, dates, etc., of the dead person.

OBS

The terms "tombstone" and "gravestone" are synonymous with "headstone" when referring to the erected stone at the head of the grave.

Key term(s)
  • tomb-stone
  • grave-stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
DEF

Élément vertical destiné à recevoir les inscriptions, les décors et les ornements.

OBS

Au Canada, on utilise à tort le terme «monument funéraire» pour désigner la pierre tombale. Par ailleurs, la pierre placée horizontalement pour couvrir la sépulture est une dalle funéraire, et non pas une pierre tombale.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

The central stone ... at the top of an arch; the last which is placed in its position to complete the construction of an arch.

CONT

If instead of letting the stones meet each other, a third stone be interposed, after the manner of a key-stone, we have the element of an arch.

Key term(s)
  • head stone
  • key stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Pierre taillée qui permet de bloquer, en son centre, la courbe d'un arc ou d'une voûte à cintre plein, surbaissé ou outrepassé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
DEF

Dovela central de un arco.

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