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easel [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- easel
1, record 1, English, easel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
easel: an item in the "Furniture" class of the "Furnishings" category. 2, record 1, English, - easel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chevalet de salon
1, record 1, French, chevalet%20de%20salon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chevalet de salon : objet de la classe «Meubles» de la catégorie «Ameublement et accessoires». 2, record 1, French, - chevalet%20de%20salon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- easel
1, record 2, English, easel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- enlarging easel 2, record 2, English, enlarging%20easel
correct
- easel mask 3, record 2, English, easel%20mask
- masking easel 4, record 2, English, masking%20easel
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device used to keep light-sensitive paper flat during enlarging. 1, record 2, English, - easel
Record 2, Key term(s)
- printing mask
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- margeur
1, record 2, French, margeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cadre margeur 2, record 2, French, cadre%20margeur
masculine noun
- margeur d'agrandissement 3, record 2, French, margeur%20d%27agrandissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif permettant de maintenir le papier à plat à l'agrandissement et de cadrer l'image. 4, record 2, French, - margeur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le margeur sert également à produire une marge blanche autour de la photographie. 2, record 2, French, - margeur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-05-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- School Equipment
- Office Equipment and Supplies
- Military Training
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- easel
1, record 3, English, easel
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A three-legged stand used to hold blackboards, cork boards, magnetic boards, posters, signs, etc. 2, record 3, English, - easel
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
easel: term used in the context of military training 3, record 3, English, - easel
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Matériel et équipement scolaires
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
- Instruction du personnel militaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chevalet
1, record 3, French, chevalet
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Support qui sert à tenir à la hauteur voulue l'objet sur lequel on travaille. 2, record 3, French, - chevalet
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chevalet : terme employé dans le contexte de l'instruction militaire. 3, record 3, French, - chevalet
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-02-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Painting (Arts)
- Art Supplies
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- easel
1, record 4, English, easel
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- sketching easel 2, record 4, English, sketching%20easel
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A frame for supporting something at a desired angle as a wooden, metal, or plastic frame to hold a canvas upright or inclined at a proper level for the painter's convenience in working. 3, record 4, English, - easel
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] easel, a light frame made to hold a painting in a vertical or nearly vertical position, is probably the most universal article of furniture in the workrooms of painters and certainly is one of the oldest. 4, record 4, English, - easel
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Peinture (Arts)
- Matériel d'artistes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chevalet
1, record 4, French, chevalet
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Support dont les peintres se servent pour poser leurs tableaux en cours d'exécution. 2, record 4, French, - chevalet
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chevalets maintiennent les tableaux dans une position stable. Ils sont indispensables à tous les articles [...] Si le chevalet doit rester en permanence dans l'atelier, il pourra être assez lourd [...] Les chevalets pliants [...] sont tout indiqués pour les petits ateliers. [...] Si l'on réalise des tableaux de grande surface, un chevalet d'atelier est indispensable [...]. (Manuel des artistes - Toutes les techniques des arts plastiques, 1982, p. 42). 3, record 4, French, - chevalet
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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