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LEVIGATOR [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

levigator: an item in the "Printing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

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

bourriquet : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d'impression» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
DEF

An iron or steel disc, several inches thick and about a foot in diameter, which is rubbed over the surface of a lithographic stone to smooth it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
DEF

Arts graphiques. Appareil à poncer les pierres lithographiques.

CONT

Il existe aussi un bourriquet muni d'alvéoles dans lesquelles on verse le carborundum, [...] les trous des alvéoles laissent passer l'abrasif au moyen duquel s'effectue le ponçage [de la pierre lithographique].

Spanish

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