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CRIPTA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Design
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crypt
1, record 1, English, crypt
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- undercroft 2, record 1, English, undercroft
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A story in a church below or partly below ground level and under the main floor, particularly of the chancel, often containing chapels and sometimes tombs. 3, record 1, English, - crypt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conception architecturale
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crypte
1, record 1, French, crypte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace construit, enterré ou non, ménagé sous une église ou sous le chœur d'une église, pour y conserver des corps de martyrs, des reliques [...] 2, record 1, French, - crypte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Diseño arquitectónico
- Arqueología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cripta
1, record 1, Spanish, cripta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-01-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Design
- Archaeology
- Funeral Services
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- burial vault
1, record 2, English, burial%20vault
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- vault 2, record 2, English, vault
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a structural underground tomb. 3, record 2, English, - burial%20vault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Burial vaults] are often privately owned ... but usually stand beneath a public religious building, such as a church, or in a churchyard or cemetery. A crypt may be used as a burial vault. 3, record 2, English, - burial%20vault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Crypts were historically replaced by burial vaults. 4, record 2, English, - burial%20vault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Family burial vault, family vault. 4, record 2, English, - burial%20vault
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Conception architecturale
- Archéologie
- Pompes funèbres
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caveau funéraire
1, record 2, French, caveau%20fun%C3%A9raire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- caveau 2, record 2, French, caveau
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] construction souterraine qui est pratiquée dans une église ou un cimetière et qui sert de sépulture. 3, record 2, French, - caveau%20fun%C3%A9raire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La crypte a historiquement précédé le caveau funéraire. 4, record 2, French, - caveau%20fun%C3%A9raire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Caveau funéraire de famille, caveau de famille. 4, record 2, French, - caveau%20fun%C3%A9raire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Diseño arquitectónico
- Arqueología
- Pompas fúnebres
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cripta
1, record 2, Spanish, cripta
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cueva o lugar subterráneo en que se enterraba a los muertos. 2, record 2, Spanish, - cripta
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-11-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Bowels
Record 3, Main entry term, English
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intestins
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- crypte
1, record 3, French, crypte
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Intestinos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cripta
1, record 3, Spanish, cripta
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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