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HAUTE LISSE TAPESTRY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
- Tapestry Arts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basse-lissé
1, record 1, English, basse%2Dliss%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- basse lisse tapestry 1, record 1, English, basse%20lisse%20tapestry
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Basse-lissé: French term to signify that the warp yarns in tapestry weaving are in horizontal position (flat-leased, low-leased), in contradistinction to hautte-lissé (upright-leased, vertical leased). 1, record 1, English, - basse%2Dliss%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Basse lisse tapestry : when the warp is stretched vertically or horizontally, the tapestry is called haute lisse or basse lisse respectively. 2, record 1, English, - basse%2Dliss%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- basse lissé
- basse-lisse tapestry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Tissage (Industries du textile)
- Tapisserie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tapisserie de basse lisse
1, record 1, French, tapisserie%20de%20basse%20lisse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon qu'elles sont tissées sur un métier vertical ou sur un métier horizontal, les tapisseries sont dites tapisserie de haute-lisse ou de basse lisse. 2, record 1, French, - tapisserie%20de%20basse%20lisse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le tourisme en Creuse [France]. Aubusson : Capitale mondiale de la tapisserie de basse lisse, tapis ras et savonnerie. Musée départemental de la tapisserie. Maison du Tapissier. 3, record 1, French, - tapisserie%20de%20basse%20lisse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-03-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
- Tapestry Arts
- Weaving Arts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- high-warp tapestry
1, record 2, English, high%2Dwarp%20tapestry
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- haute lisse tapestry 2, record 2, English, haute%20lisse%20tapestry
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
high-warp: having the warp threads hung or strung vertically ... 1, record 2, English, - high%2Dwarp%20tapestry
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
high-warp : European tapestry may be woven on either a vertical loom(high-warp, or haute-lisse in French) or a horizontal loom(low-warp, or basse-lisse). In early high-warp looms the warps were attached to a beam at the top, and groups of warp threads were weighted at the bottom. The weft was beaten up(i. e., pushed) toward the top as the weaving progressed. 3, record 2, English, - high%2Dwarp%20tapestry
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
This term was verified by Raymonde Woolfe and Micheline Bourrassa, both expert weavers. 4, record 2, English, - high%2Dwarp%20tapestry
Record 2, Key term(s)
- high-warp weaving
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tissage (Industries du textile)
- Tapisserie
- Tissage (Artisanat)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tapisserie de haute lisse
1, record 2, French, tapisserie%20de%20haute%20lisse
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tapisserie de haute-lisse 2, record 2, French, tapisserie%20de%20haute%2Dlisse
correct
- tapisserie de haute-lice 2, record 2, French, tapisserie%20de%20haute%2Dlice
correct
- tapisserie de haute lice 1, record 2, French, tapisserie%20de%20haute%20lice
correct
- haute lisse 3, record 2, French, haute%20lisse
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tapisserie est dite de haute ou de basse lisse selon qu'elle est exécutée sur un métier à chaînes verticales ou horizontales. 1, record 2, French, - tapisserie%20de%20haute%20lisse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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