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LETTER BOOK [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- letter book
1, record 1, English, letter%20book
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
letter book: an item in the "Written Communication Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category. 2, record 1, English, - letter%20book
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- copie-lettres
1, record 1, French, copie%2Dlettres
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
copie-lettres : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de communication écrite» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication». 2, record 1, French, - copie%2Dlettres
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Business and Administrative Documents
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- letter book
1, record 2, English, letter%20book
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- letter-book 2, record 2, English, letter%2Dbook
correct
- letterbook 3, record 2, English, letterbook
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A book in which correspondence was copied or comprising copies of letters which are bound together. 1, record 2, English, - letter%20book
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- copie-lettres
1, record 2, French, copie%2Dlettres
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- copie lettres 2, record 2, French, copie%20lettres
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- livre de copie de lettres 2, record 2, French, livre%20de%20copie%20de%20lettres
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- livre de copies de lettres 3, record 2, French, livre%20de%20copies%20de%20lettres
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- copie de lettre 4, record 2, French, copie%20de%20lettre
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Livre où les commerçants reproduisaient leurs lettres à l'aide de la presse à copier. 4, record 2, French, - copie%2Dlettres
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Actuellement, on parlerait plutôt d'un "registre de correspondance". Voir fiche : "Correspondance record". 5, record 2, French, - copie%2Dlettres
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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