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ARTES DECORATIVAS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Decorative Arts
- Applied Arts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decorative art
1, record 1, English, decorative%20art
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The art concerned with the production of objects which are both useful and beautiful. 1, record 1, English, - decorative%20art
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
decorative art: term generally used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - decorative%20art
Record 1, Key term(s)
- decorative arts
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arts décoratifs divers
- Arts appliqués
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- art décoratif
1, record 1, French, art%20d%C3%A9coratif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de disciplines visant à la production d'éléments propres à décorer, d'objets, d'usage pratique ou non, ayant une valeur esthétique (tapisserie, ébénisterie, céramique d'art, orfèvrerie, etcetera). 1, record 1, French, - art%20d%C3%A9coratif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les arts décoratifs sont souvent opposés aux «Beaux-Arts» (peinture, dessin, photo, sculpture) et aux «arts appliqués» (comme la mode et le design). 1, record 1, French, - art%20d%C3%A9coratif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
art décoratif : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - art%20d%C3%A9coratif
Record 1, Key term(s)
- arts décoratifs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Diversas artes decorativas
- Artes aplicadas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arte decorativa
1, record 1, Spanish, arte%20decorativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arte [...] que sirve para revestir y se subordina a otras artes como la arquitectura, [...] su carácter no es funcional, sino que su cometido es embellecer. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arte%20decorativa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El papel de las Artes Decorativas fue esencial en el desarrollo del Modernismo y la colaboración entre artistas y artesanos impulsó esta evolución. [...] ya que permitió la aparición de generaciones de especialistas, artesanos, técnicos y artistas, con una mágnifica formación [...] posibilitando la realización de cualquier tipo de objetos artísticos que, hasta poco tiempo atrás, era técnicamente imposible su realización. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arte%20decorativa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arte decorativa: término utilizado generalmente en plural. 2, record 1, Spanish, - arte%20decorativa
Record 1, Key term(s)
- artes decorativas
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