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AVANT-CORPS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-12-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- avant-corps
1, record 1, English, avant%2Dcorps
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That part of a building which projects prominently from the main mass ... 2, record 1, English, - avant%2Dcorps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... on the principal elevation, the avant-corps is distinguished by a different color and separated from the volume beneath by a cornice that runs the length of the entire façade. 3, record 1, English, - avant%2Dcorps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[For example] a pavilion. 2, record 1, English, - avant%2Dcorps
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- avant-corps
1, record 1, French, avant%2Dcorps
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- avancée 2, record 1, French, avanc%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- avancement 2, record 1, French, avancement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute partie de bâtiment ou membre d'architecture qui forme saillie sur une façade. 3, record 1, French, - avant%2Dcorps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dès son apparition à la fin du XIXe siècle, la maison à toit plat, même si elle tendra très tôt à l'uniformisation, se verra animée de diverses façons. Par exemple, l'avant-corps percé de fenêtres jumelées apparaît sur plusieurs d'entre elles. 4, record 1, French, - avant%2Dcorps
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura de viviendas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- antecuerpo
1, record 1, Spanish, antecuerpo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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