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ACANTHUS LEAVES [7 records]

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Record 1 2016-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Acanthus spp.
Latin
DEF

Any of several plants of the genus Acanthus, of the Mediterranean region, having spiny or toothed leaves and showy, white or purplish flowers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Acanthus spp.
Latin
DEF

Plante à très grandes feuilles opposées, irrégulièrement découpées, à fleurs hermaphrodites groupées en épis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Acanthus spp.
Latin
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Record 2 2011-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

The third architectural order characterized by a plain or fluted column, a bellshaped capital with acanthus leaves, and a continuous frieze.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Variante allégée de l'ordre ionique, caractérisée par une base moins importante et par son chapiteau à feuilles d'acanthe; cet ordre s'est généralisé à l'époque hellénistique [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
DEF

Uno de los cinco Órdenes Arquitectónicos convencionales.

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Record 3 1997-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

One of the five classical orders. A Roman elaboration of the Corinthian order, having the acanthus leaves of its capital combined with the large volutes of the Ionic order, and other details also elaborated.

Key term(s)
  • fifth order

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Ordre d'architecture romain, dans lequel la chapiteau réunit les feuilles d'acanthe du corinthien et les volutes de l'ionique (ordre grecs).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
CONT

Órdenes de arquitectura. La arquitectura clásica comprende cinco órdenes, tres utilizados por los griegos: dórico, jónico y corintio y dos más añadidos por los romanos: toscano y compuesto.

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Record 4 1996-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Residential Architecture
DEF

The head or crowning feature of a column, engaged column, pier or pilaster; the Corinthian order is characterized by a bell-shaped capital with scroll-shaped volutes and acanthus leaves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'habitation
DEF

Partie supérieure qui couronne le fût d'une colonne, d'une colonne fixée, d'un pilier ou d'un pilastre; l'ordre corinthien est caractérisé par un chapiteau en forme de cloche orné de volutes et de feuilles d'acanthes.

Spanish

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Record 5 1995-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

[Said of] One of the architectural order elaborated by the Romans and used again during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It was particularly rich in decoration, especially on the capitals, which combined the acanthus leaves, characteristics of the Corinthian with the volutes of the Ionic order.

CONT

The correct classical "order", Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian or Composite has to be used for the appropriate type of building, and of more than one order was employed, they had to be arranged above each other in the sequence sanctioned by classical precedent and justified by the ancient Roman writer on architecture, Vitruvius.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Se dit d'un ordre d'architecture créé par les Romains et qui est dérivé de l'ordre corinthien. Il diffère de celui-ci par le chapiteau, les caulicoles de la partie supérieure de la corbeille sont remplacées par les volutes empruntées au chapiteau ionique.

CONT

Au monastère bénédictin de Raigern, en Moravie, Aichel place en enfilade un ovale longitudinal, un octogone et un ovale transversal, et il réalise ainsi un espace composite, drainé par une nette orientation très personnelle et très spectaculaire utilisation d'un procédé italien.

Spanish

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Record 6 1983-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a bellshaped capital ornamented with acanthus leaves

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 7 1983-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

an architectural ornament representing the leaves of Acanthus, especially in column capitals

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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