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EMBOSSED DECORATION [2 records]

Record 1 2004-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

Any covering worn as a defense against weapons.

CONT

The armor suits of royalty and aristocrats were often elaborately gilded, etched, and embossed with fine decoration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Ensemble des défenses qui protégeaient le corps des soldats.

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 [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trajes de época (Museos y Patrimonio)
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Record 2 1996-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
  • Clay Working Methods (Ceramics)
OBS

embossing: the use of relief stamps or rollers to impress decorative motifs into the soft clay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
  • Techniques de la céramique
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.

Spanish

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