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WOODCARVING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Woodworking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wood carving
1, record 1, English, wood%20carving
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The art of cutting designs into wood or carving objects out of wood. 2, record 1, English, - wood%20carving
Record 1, Key term(s)
- woodcarving
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Travail du bois
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sculpture sur bois
1, record 1, French, sculpture%20sur%20bois
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le métier de sculpteur consiste à réaliser, par enlèvement de matières, des reliefs et des formes dans l'espace. La sculpture sur bois était très présente dans les intérieurs des siècles passés sous forme d'ornements sur des meubles, des boiseries ou sous forme de ronde-bosse (par exemple les statues dans les églises et les riches demeures). 1, record 1, French, - sculpture%20sur%20bois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Woodworking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wood carving
1, record 2, English, wood%20carving
correct, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wood carving ... is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. 1, record 2, English, - wood%20carving
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In French, "hucherie" refers to the ancient art of carving wood furniture practised in the Middle Ages. 2, record 2, English, - wood%20carving
Record 2, Key term(s)
- woodcarving
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Travail du bois
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hucherie
1, record 2, French, hucherie
correct, feminine noun, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Au Moyen Âge, art de faire des huches, des coffres et autres meubles, et de sculpter sur bois. 1, record 2, French, - hucherie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En anglais, le terme «wood carving» englobe la notion de hucherie. 2, record 2, French, - hucherie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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