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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

incense: an item in the "Household Accessories" class of the "Furnishings" category.

French

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

encens : objet de la classe «Accessoires ménagers» de la catégorie «Ameublement et accessoires».

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
DEF

A gum resin obtained from various Arabian and N E African trees (genus Boswellia) of a family (Burseraceae), and often burned as incense.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
DEF

Gomme-résine extraite par incision de l'écorce de divers boswellia (burseracées) provenant de l'Inde et surtout d'Afrique.

CONT

L'oliban de Somalie, que l'on appelle couramment encens [...] constitue une matière résineuse. Il s'agit de «larmes» globulaires ou piriformes que l'on recueille sur les tiges incisées de plusieurs variétés de burséracées [...]. Ces concrétions résineuses jaune pâle ou orange fournissent une substance foncée et dure, dont on tire des extraits.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
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Record 3 1996-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Perfume and Cosmetics Industry
OBS

This essential oil is extracted from the gum resin obtained by making an incision in a tree which grows in Arabia and south-east Africa. The essential oil is yellowish in colour and has a balsamic aroma. Its perfume becomes slightly lemony when mixed with myrrh and aromatic spices .... It is a good nerve tonic, antiseptic, and pectoral (good for the chest).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parfumerie
DEF

[Huile essentielle extraite de la gomme d'un arbre de la famille des] Térébenthinacées ou Burséracées originaires du pourtour de la mer Rouge (Somalie, Arabie), et utilisée depuis la plus haute Antiquité dans les cérémonies religieuses pour sa fumée odoriférante. [Ses propriétés sont] tonifiante et énergisante, anti-infectieuse des voies respiratoires, anti-inflammatoire, antidouleur et cicatrisante.

Spanish

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