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HALF-TIMBERED BUILDING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Constructed Works
- Traditional Construction Methods
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- half-timber construction
1, record 1, English, half%2Dtimber%20construction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- half-timbered construction 2, record 1, English, half%2Dtimbered%20construction
correct
- half-timbered building 3, record 1, English, half%2Dtimbered%20building
correct
- half-timber building 2, record 1, English, half%2Dtimber%20building
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In half-timber construction, timber may be used to form a structural frame of heavy horizontal, vertical, and diagonal members, the spaces between being filled with brick. 4, record 1, English, - half%2Dtimber%20construction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
half-timbered : Pertaining to a timber frame building with brickwork, plaster, or wattle and daub filling the spaces between the timbers. 5, record 1, English, - half%2Dtimber%20construction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de constructions
- Procédés de construction classiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maison à pans de bois
1, record 1, French, maison%20%C3%A0%20pans%20de%20bois
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maison en pans de bois 2, record 1, French, maison%20en%20pans%20de%20bois
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La maison à pans de bois est composée de torchis et de bois. Le torchis est fait d'argile, d'eau et de paille et sert d'isolant. Des lattes de bois (des éclisses) soutiennent le torchis entre les morceaux de bois verticaux. Il y a plusieurs sortes de bâtiments à pans de bois : des maisons d'habitation, des manoirs, des chaumières, des granges, des colombiers, des écuries. 3, record 1, French, - maison%20%C3%A0%20pans%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pan de bois : ensemble des pièces de charpente formant l'ossature à claire-voie d'un mur porteur (mur extérieur ou mur de refend); selon les régions, les vides entre ces pièces font l'objet d'un remplissage en brique, tuileaux, petits moellons, terre glaise, torchis, etc., ou en rénovation, de matériaux isolants tels que des mortiers allégés et leur enduit de parement. 4, record 1, French, - maison%20%C3%A0%20pans%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Un nombre considérable de maisons du Moyen Age possédaient une structure «active» en bois, avec remplissage inerte. Tout le système repose sur l'alliance de poteaux et de sablières avec des pièces maintenues indéformables et en équilibre [...] Ce «pan de bois» était rempli [...] par du torchis, des briques, des moellons, ou enrobés de planches [...] 5, record 1, French, - maison%20%C3%A0%20pans%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La maison à ossature de bois (mob [...]) est la variante allégée, à composants plus ou moins industrialisés, de la construction en pans de bois; [...] 4, record 1, French, - maison%20%C3%A0%20pans%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «maison de bois» (en anglais «wooden house»). 6, record 1, French, - maison%20%C3%A0%20pans%20de%20bois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Types of Constructed Works
- Architectural Styles
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stone half-timbered house
1, record 2, English, stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stone half-timber house 1, record 2, English, stone%20half%2Dtimber%20house
correct
- stoned half-timbered house 1, record 2, English, stoned%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
correct
- stoned half-timbering house 1, record 2, English, stoned%20half%2Dtimbering%20house
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Built around 1750, Lamontagne House is an important link in Quebec domestic architecture. It was built in stoned half-timbering, a technique dating back to the Middle Ages. 2, record 2, English, - stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stone/half timbered barn. 3, record 2, English, - stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
stone half-timbered home. 4, record 2, English, - stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
half-timbered frame : An ancient building system in which the space between the timbers is filled with [stone], brick, plaster or wattle and daub, so that the timbers are revealed to the exterior and interior of the building. 5, record 2, English, - stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
half-timbered : In early building, a wall constructed of timber with the spaces between the members filled with masonry(in French, colombage pierroté) ;... 6, record 2, English, - stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
Record 2, Key term(s)
- stone half timbered house
- stone half timber house
- stoned half-timber house
- stoned half timbering house
- stone half-timbering house
- stone half timbering house
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Types de constructions
- Styles en architecture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maison de colombage pierroté
1, record 2, French, maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- maison en colombage pierroté 2, record 2, French, maison%20en%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, Canada
- maison en pan de bois hourdé de pierre 2, record 2, French, maison%20en%20pan%20de%20bois%20hourd%C3%A9%20de%20pierre
feminine noun, France
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la maison de «colombage pierroté» [...] L'espace entre chaque pièce verticale est rempli de «pierrotage», c'est-à-dire d'un comblement de petites roches grossièrement empilées et presque noyées dans le mortier. L'épaisseur des murs se limite donc à six pouces soit celle des pièces de bois. [...] l'extérieur, les murs de colombages pierrotés sont [parfois] recouverts de planches verticales [...] 3, record 2, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pour les premiers colons venus s'établir en Nouvelle-France, la recherche de matériaux de construction adéquate est une préoccupation importante. Les premières maisons sont des maisons de colombage pierroté. [...] «Il s'agissait de mettre debout des pièces de bois de distance en distance et de remplir les espaces avec de la pierre et du mortier.» 4, record 2, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François [Charlevoix, Québec]. La première église fut érigée en 1738. Elle était en colombage pierroté (bois et mortier). 5, record 2, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
colombage pierroté : Colombage dont l'entre-deux est rempli de pierre et de mortier. 6, record 2, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
colombage : pan-de-bois [...] 7, record 2, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Pan-de-bois hourdé de briques. 7, record 2, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record 2, Key term(s)
- maison de colombages pierrotés
- maison de pan-de-bois hourdé de pierre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-11-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Walls and Partitions
- Traditional Construction Methods
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- half-timber wall
1, record 3, English, half%2Dtimber%20wall
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- half-timbered wall 1, record 3, English, half%2Dtimbered%20wall
proposal
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
half-timbered : Pertaining to a timber frame building with brickwork, plaster, or wattle and daub filling the spaces between the timbers. 2, record 3, English, - half%2Dtimber%20wall
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Murs et cloisons
- Procédés de construction classiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mur à pan de bois
1, record 3, French, mur%20%C3%A0%20pan%20de%20bois
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pan de bois 2, record 3, French, pan%20de%20bois
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mur constitué par un assemblage de pièces de charpente formant ossature, dont les vides entre ces pièces sont comblés en maçonnerie et peuvent être recouverts d'un enduit. 3, record 3, French, - mur%20%C3%A0%20pan%20de%20bois
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un nombre considérable de maisons du Moyen Age possédaient une structure "active" en bois, avec remplissage inerte. Tout le système repose sur l'alliance de poteaux et de sablières avec des pièces maintenues indéformables et en équilibre (...) Ce "pan de bois" était rempli, suivant les ressources, par du torchis, des briques, des moellons, ou enrobé de planches (pays scandinaves, Russie). 4, record 3, French, - mur%20%C3%A0%20pan%20de%20bois
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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