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TRIFORIUM [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tribune
1, record 1, English, tribune
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gallery 2, record 1, English, gallery
correct
- triforium 2, record 1, English, triforium
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In church architecture, an upper storey over an aisle, opening on to the nave. 2, record 1, English, - tribune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Upper storey above the aisle of a church, looking through arches to the nave and generally with outer windows. 3, record 1, English, - tribune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The kind of proportion which was chosen in 1062 for the Abbaye aux Hommes at Caen recurs in a number of major English churches : the distinguishing feature is the large gallery above the aisles, often referred to as the "triforium gallery" but better termed the tribune. 4, record 1, English, - tribune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gallery... Also called a tribune and often, wrongly, a triforium. 2, record 1, English, - tribune
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tribune
1, record 1, French, tribune
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tribune en galerie 2, record 1, French, tribune%20en%20galerie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage supérieur formant une large galerie au-dessus des nefs latérales. 3, record 1, French, - tribune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au-dessus du premier bas-côté de la nef et du chœur règnent les tribunes, larges, voûtées et bien éclairées. 4, record 1, French, - tribune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-05-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Styles
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- clerestory
1, record 2, English, clerestory
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- clearstory 2, record 2, English, clearstory
correct
- clerestorey 3, record 2, English, clerestorey
correct
- clere-story 4, record 2, English, clere%2Dstory
correct
- clear-story 4, record 2, English, clear%2Dstory
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the upper window range of a basilican building above the arcade and triforium. 5, record 2, English, - clerestory
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In Roman architecture many great halls were lighted with clerestories. 6, record 2, English, - clerestory
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Styles en architecture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- claire-voie
1, record 2, French, claire%2Dvoie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- clair-étage 2, record 2, French, clair%2D%C3%A9tage
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- lanterneau 3, record 2, French, lanterneau
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suite de fenêtres ou de baies libres, ajourant un même niveau d'élévation, sur la longueur de plusieurs travées. 1, record 2, French, - claire%2Dvoie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ex : fenêtres hautes du vaisseau central d'une église; fenêtre éclairant un triforium. 1, record 2, French, - claire%2Dvoie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
clair-étage : [employé dans le cas d'un] triforium dont le mur de fond est ajouré. 2, record 2, French, - claire%2Dvoie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estilos arquitectónicos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- triforio
1, record 2, Spanish, triforio
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-08-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Styles
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- triforium arcades
1, record 3, English, triforium%20arcades
proposal, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Small arcades of the triforium opened onto the nave, and in some northern churches the outer wall was fenestrated to permit ventilation. 2, record 3, English, - triforium%20arcades
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Styles en architecture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- triforium
1, record 3, French, triforium
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouverture mettant en communication les tribunes avec la nef. 2, record 3, French, - triforium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le triforium est formé de deux ou trois baies surmontées d'une voussure faisant office d'arc de décharge (...) 2, record 3, French, - triforium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pluriel : triforiums 3, record 3, French, - triforium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Claire-voie de la galerie étroite ménagée autour du vaisseau central d'une église médiévale, au-dessus des tribunes ou des arcades pour desservir les combes latéraux et faciliter la pose de tentures décoratives. 4, record 3, French, - triforium
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-06-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Art History and Theory
- Architectural Styles
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- High Gothic
1, record 4, English, High%20Gothic
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chartres, as rebuilt from 1194, turned Early Gothic into High Gothic. Its quadripartite rib vaults, tall arcades, tall clerestory windows, flying buttresses, and its replacement of the gallery by a low triforium band all convey a sense of greater coherence, a yet quicker rhythm and yet more open walling. 1, record 4, English, - High%20Gothic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
- Styles en architecture
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gothique classique
1, record 4, French, gothique%20classique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gothique classique (XIIIe et XIVe siècles) : allégement des murs plus prononcé, tribunes supprimées, triforium ajouré. C'est l'époque des plus grandes réalisations gothiques : St-Denis transformé par Pierre de Montreuil, Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Paris, Strasbourg. 2, record 4, French, - gothique%20classique
Record 4, Key term(s)
- haut gothique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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