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MOTIF DECORATIF [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decorative design
1, record 1, English, decorative%20design
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A motif is a decorative design that identifies something as belonging to a certain era or school of design. 1, record 1, English, - decorative%20design
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dessin décoratif
1, record 1, French, dessin%20d%C3%A9coratif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- motif décoratif 2, record 1, French, motif%20d%C3%A9coratif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Technique intermédiaire avec la peinture. Introduction à un art dessin à l'orientale. Il s'agit de quatre éléments dans un ordre indiqué. La nature comme modèle, le nouvel espace et le grand jeu dans le dessin décoratif et la composition abstraite. La calligraphie : l'étude de l'écriture, présentation de certains types d'écriture accompagnés d'exemples pratiques. L'étude des écritures anciennes comme point de départ. Ex-libris - texte et image p. ex. des œuvres des grands auteurs. 1, record 1, French, - dessin%20d%C3%A9coratif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-01-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ornamental motif
1, record 2, English, ornamental%20motif
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lace is created as a fabric, woven as a whole piece, whereas embroidery involves using a needle to apply an ornamental motif on another piece of fabric. 1, record 2, English, - ornamental%20motif
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- motif décoratif
1, record 2, French, motif%20d%C3%A9coratif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-12-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
- Various Decorative Arts
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- decoration
1, record 3, English, decoration
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arrangement in a work of art of purely sensory elements (as line, color, shape, texture) that stimulates pleasure without regard to meaning. 1, record 3, English, - decoration
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
- Arts décoratifs divers
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- motif décoratif
1, record 3, French, motif%20d%C3%A9coratif
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- décor 2, record 3, French, d%C3%A9cor
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dessins ornements, objets qui contribuent à enjoliver quelque chose : le décor chinois d'une assiette. 3, record 3, French, - motif%20d%C3%A9coratif
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(les pendentifs) par leurs formes et leurs décors, affectent une grande diversité et révèlent une débauche d'imagination. 4, record 3, French, - motif%20d%C3%A9coratif
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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