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HALF-TIMBERING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wood Finishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- white-leaded
1, record 1, English, white%2Dleaded
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... it is also rooted in the know-how of the master woodcraftsmen and the Bressan tradition of half-timbering, white-leaded wood and parging in the old-fashion. 1, record 1, English, - white%2Dleaded
Record 1, Key term(s)
- white leaded
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Finition du bois
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cérusé
1, record 1, French, c%C3%A9rus%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On propose ici de réaliser une finition cérusée traditionnelle sur une porte de cuisine en chêne : le bois restera naturel et on appliquera une céruse blanche. La finition obtenue sera discrète et plutôt destinée à mettre en valeur la structure du bois. 2, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9rus%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-09-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- leaded casement window 1, record 2, English, leaded%20casement%20window
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The heritage character of the Interpretive Centre lies in... Decorative touches, many of them Tudor in inspiration, provided by the exposed log rafters bracketing the eaves, the false half-timbering of the gables, the leaded casement windows, and the stone and brick chimneys. 1, record 2, English, - leaded%20casement%20window
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fenêtre à vitraux
1, record 2, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20vitraux
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fenêtre à battants garnies de verre serti au plomb 2, record 2, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20battants%20garnies%20de%20verre%20serti%20au%20plomb
proposal, feminine noun
- fenêtre à croisées garnies de verre serti de plomb 2, record 2, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20crois%C3%A9es%20garnies%20de%20verre%20serti%20de%20plomb
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fenêtres à vitres encadrées de plomb formant des ronds ou des losanges. 2, record 2, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20vitraux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les volets intérieurs des fenêtres à meneaux, garnies de vitreries géométriques ou de verrières décoratives, serties de plomb, conservent leur division en petits panneaux assemblés à onglets. Ils sont dits "à deux parements" lorsqu'ils sont peints sur les deux faces, comme à la galerie du château d'Oiron. [...] Aux fenêtres les meneaux de pierre disposés en croix sont remplacés par des meneaux de bois moulurés en quart-de-rond qui divisent les croisées en quatre ou six châssis garnis de verre serti de plomb, au réseau de losange ou de bornes. Puis apparaissent les premières croisées à petits bois, avec des carreaux de verre de Lorraine de huit pouces six lignes (23 cm), qui sont les dimensions d'une bouteille soufflée déroulée. Ces carreaux sont irréguliers, teintés de violet (manganèse) ou de vert, avec des bulles. Dans son édition de 1699, le "Cours d'Architecture", Augustin Charles Daviler mentionne les croisées garnies de verre serti de plomb. 3, record 2, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20vitraux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
vitrail : Baie à croisillons de métal, ou à remplages de pierre ou de béton, garnie de panneaux de pièces de verre teinté ou peint, serties ddans une résille de baguettes de plomb. [en anglais :] stained galss, leaded glass window. 4, record 2, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20vitraux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-09-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Types of Constructed Works
- Architectural Styles
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- stone half-timbered house
1, record 3, English, stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- stone half-timber house 1, record 3, English, stone%20half%2Dtimber%20house
correct
- stoned half-timbered house 1, record 3, English, stoned%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
correct
- stoned half-timbering house 1, record 3, English, stoned%20half%2Dtimbering%20house
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stone/half timbered barn. 3, record 3, English, - stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
stone half-timbered home. 4, record 3, English, - stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - stone%20half%2Dtimbered%20house
Record 3, 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 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Types de constructions
- Styles en architecture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- maison de colombage pierroté
1, record 3, French, maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- maison en colombage pierroté 2, record 3, French, maison%20en%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, Canada
- maison en pan de bois hourdé de pierre 2, record 3, French, maison%20en%20pan%20de%20bois%20hourd%C3%A9%20de%20pierre
feminine noun, France
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
colombage pierroté : Colombage dont l'entre-deux est rempli de pierre et de mortier. 6, record 3, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
colombage : pan-de-bois [...] 7, record 3, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Pan-de-bois hourdé de briques. 7, record 3, French, - maison%20de%20colombage%20pierrot%C3%A9
Record 3, Key term(s)
- maison de colombages pierrotés
- maison de pan-de-bois hourdé de pierre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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