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BIER [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

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

French

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

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Archaeology
DEF

A stand on which a corpse, or a coffin containing a corpse is placed to be carried to the grave.

OBS

In antiquity it was often a wooden board on which the dead were placed ... In modern times, the corpse is ... first placed in a coffin or casket ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Archéologie
DEF

Brancard pour porter les morts.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
DEF

... a funerary box used for viewing or keeping a corpse, either for burial or cremation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
DEF

Longue caisse dans laquelle on enferme le corps d'un mort avant l'inhumation ou la crémation.

Spanish

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