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Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

An architectural unit consisting of a central window with an arched head and on each side a usually narrower window with a square head.

OBS

A tripartite window by the 16th century Italian architect Andrea Palladio.

OBS

Serlian window: Palladian window. ... Because the motif was first described in the work "L'architettura" (1537), by the Italian architect Sebastiano Serlio, it is also known as the Serlian motif, or Serliana, and the window derived from it may be called a Serlian window.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Baie à imposte cintrée, flanquée de deux baies à linteau droit, en plate-bande.

Key term(s)
  • triptyque palladien

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
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