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TRIFORIUM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tribune
1, record 1, English, tribune
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gallery 2, record 1, English, gallery
correct
- triforium 2, record 1, English, triforium
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In church architecture, an upper storey over an aisle, opening on to the nave. 2, record 1, English, - tribune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Upper storey above the aisle of a church, looking through arches to the nave and generally with outer windows. 3, record 1, English, - tribune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The kind of proportion which was chosen in 1062 for the Abbaye aux Hommes at Caen recurs in a number of major English churches: the distinguishing feature is the large gallery above the aisles, often referred to as the "triforium gallery" but better termed the tribune. 4, record 1, English, - tribune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gallery ... Also called a tribune and often, wrongly, a triforium. 2, record 1, English, - tribune
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tribune
1, record 1, French, tribune
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tribune en galerie 2, record 1, French, tribune%20en%20galerie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage supérieur formant une large galerie au-dessus des nefs latérales. 3, record 1, French, - tribune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au-dessus du premier bas-côté de la nef et du chœur règnent les tribunes, larges, voûtées et bien éclairées. 4, record 1, French, - tribune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Styles
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- triforium
1, record 2, English, triforium
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- blind storey 2, record 2, English, blind%20storey
correct, less frequent
- blind-story 3, record 2, English, blind%2Dstory
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a gallery or open space forming an upper story to the aisle of a church and typically constituting an arcaded story between the nave arches and clerestory. 1, record 2, English, - triforium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: triforia. 1, record 2, English, - triforium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term is often wrongly applied to a TRIBUNE or GALLERY. 4, record 2, English, - triforium
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Styles en architecture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- triforium
1, record 2, French, triforium
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Galerie pourtournant le vaisseau des églises médiévales, au-dessus des grandes baies vitrées. 2, record 2, French, - triforium
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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