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Record 1 2017-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
CONT

Fastening books with a large catch pin remained in use until the end of the 13th century. ... clasps with catch pins in the middle of the cover prevailed.

CONT

The catchpins were designed in one of two ways. A number are straightforward copper alloy cylindrical nails with a sharp point, and are hammered into the board face through the coverings. There are a large number of surmounted catchpins in which the nail has a square skirt of copper alloy plate halfway down the pin which is sometimes lightly decorated with engraved lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Courte tige de métal fixée perpendiculairement au chant ou au plat de l'ais, indépendante ou formant partie d'une platine, sur laquelle vient s'attacher un fermoir muni d'un œillet.

CONT

Les fermoirs sont composés de trois éléments : une patte, une agrafe et une contre-agrafe ou un tenon. Le tenon est une tige de métal assez courte plantée dans l'ais, et sur laquelle vient se fixer l'œillet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elaboración, plegadura y encuadernación (Imprenta)
  • Restauración de obras de arte (Museos y Patrimonio)
DEF

Varilla de metal unida al borde o a las planchas planas, independientes o formando parte de una placa, a la que se adjunta el broche para cerrar el libro antiguo por el canto.

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Record 2 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Clothing (Military)
CONT

Methods of simplifying the [loading] procedure had been developed, and the powder horn had been replaced by the paper cartridge. This was torn or bitten open, a pinch of powder was placed in the priming pan and the rest poured down the barrel, the paper serving as a wad which was hammered down with the bullet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Habillement (Militaire)
DEF

[...] cartouche préparée dans une chemise de papier, et contenant tout à la fois la poudre d'amorçage pour le bassinet, la charge proprement dite, la bourre et la balle. D'un coup de dent [...] le soldat déchirait l'extrémité de l'enveloppe de papier, versait un peu de poudre dans le bassinet et le reste dans le canon, puis il enfonçait l'emballage et la balle, le papier faisant office de bourre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
CONT

This work had to be done very precisely and supervisors examined each hammered rivet with a mirror on the inside and measured them with precision instruments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
DEF

Se dit d'un rivet qui a été fixé par écrasement de la tête.

OBS

Mater. Refouler un métal pour parfaire un joint, resserrer un assemblage. Mater un rivet.

OBS

mater ou matir : Refouler au marteau ou au matoir un métal malléable [...] pour le faire pénétrer à froid dans un joint (canalisations), dans un orifice quelconque, ou pour lui faire épouser une forme en relief.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Decorative Arts
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
DEF

A form of Japanese art.

OBS

mokume: a Japanese alloy used in decorative work on gold and silver.

OBS

Mokume-Ji : A Japanese metal art which produces a ground resembling grained wood. In this process several thin metal plates are beaten together. The plate is then punched from one side so that the opposite side resembles broken blisters. These blisters are hammered down until each produces its own wave effect. Although iron was generally used, the finest work was in shakudo with a gold graining.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts décoratifs divers
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie

Spanish

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