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CATAFALQUE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Philosophy and Religion
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A decorated wooden framework for supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state.

CONT

The Queen's closed coffin will rest on a raised platform, known as a catafalque, beneath the 11th-century hall's medieval timber roof.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Philosophie et religion
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Estrade décorative élevée pour recevoir le cercueil, réel ou simulé, d'un mort à qui l'on rend des honneurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pompas fúnebres
  • Filosofía y religión
  • Objetos de colección (Museos y Patrimonio)
DEF

Armazón recubierta de paños fúnebres, sobre la que se coloca el ataúd y que se erige para la celebración de las exequias de un difunto.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

catafalque: an item in the "Ceremonial Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

catafalque : objet de la classe «Objets cérémoniels» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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