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GALLERY SHOOTING [2 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
- shooting gallery
1, record 1, English, shooting%20gallery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shooting gallery : an item in the "Game Equipment" class of the "Recreational Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - shooting%20gallery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- kiosque de tir
1, record 1, French, kiosque%20de%20tir
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kiosque de tir : objet de la classe «Équipement de jeu» de la catégorie «Objets récréatifs». 2, record 1, French, - kiosque%20de%20tir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- machicolation
1, record 2, English, machicolation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- machicoulis 2, record 2, English, machicoulis
correct, see observation, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An opening between the corbels that support a projecting parapet or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal for shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking below. 2, record 2, English, - machicolation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
machicoulis: plural machicoulis or machicoulises. 2, record 2, English, - machicolation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mâchicoulis
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A2chicoulis
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacune des ouvertures de la galerie formant saillie en encorbellement, en haut des tours fortifiées et des remparts du Moyen Âge. Ces ouvertures, pratiquées dans le sol de la galerie, surplombaient directement le pied de la tour ou du rempart. Par les mâchicoulis [...] on jetait sur les assaillants des projectiles, du plomb fondu, de l'huile bouillante. 2, record 2, French, - m%C3%A2chicoulis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon certains auteurs, le mot mâchicoulis désignait la galerie elle-même. 2, record 2, French, - m%C3%A2chicoulis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura
- Arqueología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- matacán
1, record 2, Spanish, matac%C3%A1n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- aspillera 2, record 2, Spanish, aspillera
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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