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FROTTAGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sexology
- Human Behaviour
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- frotteurism
1, record 1, English, frotteurism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- frottage 1, record 1, English, frottage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The paraphiliac practice of achieving sexual stimulation or orgasm by touching and rubbing against a person without the person's consent and usually in a public place. 1, record 1, English, - frotteurism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sexologie
- Comportement humain
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frotteurisme
1, record 1, French, frotteurisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] préférence pour les activités érotiques où l'individu frotte son pénis contre une personne inconnue et non consentante[, qui a] surtout lieu dans les endroits achalandés. 1, record 1, French, - frotteurisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-02-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Art History and Theory
- Painting (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- frottage 1, record 2, English, frottage
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The resulting image [of the rubbing technique]. 1, record 2, English, - frottage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
- Peinture (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- frottage 1, record 2, French, frottage
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Œuvre, surtout graphique, obtenue par [l'estampage]. 1, record 2, French, - frottage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-04-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Art History and Theory
- Painting (Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- frottage
1, record 3, English, frottage
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique employed by Max Ernst and other Surrealists to create a design. 1, record 3, English, - frottage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Frottage is an adaptation by the Surrealists of the traditional method of making a rubbing. 2, record 3, English, - frottage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
- Peinture (Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- frottage
1, record 3, French, frottage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé, mis au point en 1925 par Max Ernst, qui consiste à poser la feuille de papier sur la lame d'un plancher et à la frotter à la mine de plomb. 1, record 3, French, - frottage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'artiste a ensuite appliqué le frottage à d'autres objets. 1, record 3, French, - frottage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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