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HOLLOW CEMETERY COLUMN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lantern of the dead
1, record 1, English, lantern%20of%20the%20dead
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lanterne des morts 2, record 1, English, lanterne%20des%20morts
correct
- graveyard lantern 2, record 1, English, graveyard%20lantern
correct
- hollow cemetery column 3, record 1, English, hollow%20cemetery%20column
- cemetery shaft 3, record 1, English, cemetery%20shaft
- graveyard turret 4, record 1, English, graveyard%20turret
- dead man’s lantern 4, record 1, English, dead%20man%26rsquo%3Bs%20lantern
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A slender, tower-like structure, usually in the form of a hollow column, terminated by a pierced turret containing a light which shone trough the openings; such towers (many erected in medieval times) were common in France. 2, record 1, English, - lantern%20of%20the%20dead
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lanterne des morts
1, record 1, French, lanterne%20des%20morts
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fanal de cimetière 2, record 1, French, fanal%20de%20cimeti%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
- lanterne de cimetière 3, record 1, French, lanterne%20de%20cimeti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- phare funéraire 4, record 1, French, phare%20fun%C3%A9raire
correct, masculine noun
- colonne creuse 4, record 1, French, colonne%20creuse
feminine noun
- lampadaire 4, record 1, French, lampadaire
masculine noun
- lanterne 5, record 1, French, lanterne
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Colonne creuse en haut de laquelle une source lumineuse signalait l'emplacement d'une tombe, d'un cimetière ou d'un établissement religieux. 3, record 1, French, - lanterne%20des%20morts
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On construisit, au moyen âge, dans plusieurs cimetières, des espèces de colonnes creuses, monuments funéraires destinés à recevoir une lampe qui devait brûler, soit la nuit, soit dans certaines occasions. On leur donna, pour cela, le nom de lanterne de cimetière, lanterne des morts, phare funéraire, colonne creuse ou lampadaire. 3, record 1, French, - lanterne%20des%20morts
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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