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ROCAILLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Styles
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rocaille 1, record 1, English, rocaille
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ornamental style using forms based on those of shells and water-worn rocks and characterized by elaborate scrolls. It was popular in 18th-century France, especially during the reign of Louis XV. The term rococo was probably derived from rocaille. 2, record 1, English, - rocaille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An ambiguous character is also found in the high altar of the pilgrimage church of Vierzehnheiligen, one of the few examples of a three-dimensional rocaille (designed by Johann Jakob Michael Küchel, 1744-63). 3, record 1, English, - rocaille
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Styles en architecture
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rocaille
1, record 1, French, rocaille
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ornementation formée de coquilles et de congélations introduite en Europe occidentale au XVIIIe siècle. 2, record 1, French, - rocaille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La rocaille tend à l'infinitésimal. Elle est composée d'éléments de plus en plus petits, de courbes en «C» ou en «S», emboîtées l'une dans l'autre, de formes de flammes qui s'amenuisent en flammèches, en étincelles, de formes florales qui s'évanouissent en pétales, en pistils, de formes aquatiques ruisselant en cascades, en gouttelettes. 3, record 1, French, - rocaille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-12-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glass Beads and Small Glassware
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rocaille 1, record 2, English, rocaille
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
French term for large beads in general. 1, record 2, English, - rocaille
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Perles de verre et verroterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rocaille
1, record 2, French, rocaille
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme désignant les grosses perles de verre de façon générale. 1, record 2, French, - rocaille
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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