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Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

Literally, in Italian, the noble floor - an essentially accurate description of the first floor in the grander Italian houses of the Renaissance. This was the principal floor, one storey above the kitchens and service rooms on the ground floor. It consisted of a series of reception and ante rooms normally set out en suite. In architecture the piano nobile is an essential feature of large houses in town and country.

DEF

In a large Italian town house(palazzo), the principal floor, raised one storey above ground level, and containing the main reception-rooms, which were arranged en suite.

Key term(s)
  • noble floor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
CONT

Les palais vénitiens [...] ne comptaient d'habitude que trois ou quatre étages. Le premier étage [...], le piano nobile (l'étage noble réservé à la famille) est en général occupé par une immense pièce.

CONT

Si le rez-de-chaussée était réservé au commerce, le «bel étage» lui, était réservé à la famille.

Key term(s)
  • bel-étage

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

A forest having one storey(the main Storey).

OBS

storey: A horizontal stratum or layer in a plant community; in forests, appearing as one or more canopies.

Key term(s)
  • single storied
  • single storeyed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Étage. Dans un peuplement forestier, sous-ensemble des arbres dont les houppiers et le feuillage constituent une strate nettement distincte parmi l'ensemble des cimes des autres arbres. (3) Un peuplement forestier qui comporte plus de deux étages est dit pluriétagé. Un peuplement forestier qui a un seul étage (étage principal) est dit monoétagé.

Key term(s)
  • mono-étagé
  • mono étagé

Spanish

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