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Record 1 1986-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
DEF

... luminous circle like a crown with which the ancients invested their deities and which Christians accord to the holy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
DEF

Cercle doré ou coloré dont les peintres entourent la tête de Jésus Christ, de la Vierge et des Saints.

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
OBS

A glory about the head of a figure of a sainted personage: sometimes used to denote sanctity in a symbolical device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique

Spanish

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