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EMBOSSED DECORATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- armor
1, record 1, English, armor
United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- armour 2, record 1, English, armour
Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any covering worn as a defense against weapons. 2, record 1, English, - armor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The armor suits of royalty and aristocrats were often elaborately gilded, etched, and embossed with fine decoration. 3, record 1, English, - armor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- armure
1, record 1, French, armure
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des défenses qui protégeaient le corps des soldats. 2, record 1, French, - armure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Faite de peaux, de mailles ou de plaques de ferou d'acier [...] l'armure s'est complétée, perfectionnée, alourdie avec les progrès de l'armement jusqu'au début du XVIIs [...] 3, record 1, French, - armure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trajes de época (Museos y Patrimonio)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- armadura
1, record 1, Spanish, armadura
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-04-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
- Clay Working Methods (Ceramics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- embossed decoration 1, record 2, English, embossed%20decoration
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
embossing: the use of relief stamps or rollers to impress decorative motifs into the soft clay. 2, record 2, English, - embossed%20decoration
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
- Techniques de la céramique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- impression
1, record 2, French, impression
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- décor par impression 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9cor%20par%20impression
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
impression : Action d'imprimer par pression perpendiculaire ou oblique d'un outil sur la surface de l'argile encore plastique. Le décor qui en résulte. 1, record 2, French, - impression
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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