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IMPRIMATUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- imprimatur
1, record 1, English, imprimatur
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Literally, it means "Let it be printed. "It is an official formula of licence to print or publish, affixed by a censor or board of censors to a book or pamphlet. In the Catholic Bible versions, a bishop or archbishop is listed as the imprimatur. 1, record 1, English, - imprimatur
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- imprimatur
1, record 1, French, imprimatur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Littéralement : qu'il soit imprimé. Autorisation d'imprimer un ouvrage, notamment de philosophie, de théologie, de spiritualité, de morale ou d'histoire religieuse, accordée par l'autorité ecclésiastique, l'évêque d'un diocèse par exemple. 2, record 1, French, - imprimatur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cette mention est généralement indiquée au verso du titre ou du faux-titre. Anciennement, les universités accordaient des imprimaturs pour les publications de leurs professeurs. Les membres du clergé et des différents ordres religieux devaient nécessairement obtenir cette autorisation avant de publier. Cette règle est moins stricte de nos jours. 2, record 1, French, - imprimatur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pluriel : des imprimatur ou des imprimaturs. 3, record 1, French, - imprimatur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
imprimaturs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - imprimatur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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