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Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Styles
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pendentive
1, record 1, English, pendentive
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A concave spandrel leading from the angle of two walls to the base of a circular dome. It is one of the means by which a circular dome is supported over a square or polygonal compartment and is used in Byzantine and occasionally Romanesque architecture and often in Renaissance, Baroque and later architecture. 2, record 1, English, - pendentive
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But the intermediary zone of the pendentives, contrary to all expectation, is organized by three large arches, one of which rises above the wide bay while each of the two others spans two bays by skipping one pilaster. 3, record 1, English, - pendentive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Styles en architecture
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pendentif
1, record 1, French, pendentif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Portion de voûte appareillée ou maçonnée liaisonnant le carré du mur à la coupole. 2, record 1, French, - pendentif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Paroi incurvée d’allure triangulaire correspondant au passage du plan carré ou polygonal des appuis d’une voûte sphérique au plan circulaire de cette voûte. 3, record 1, French, - pendentif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Saint-Laurent s’éloigne davantage de Borromini : les effets d’optique y interfèrent avec les variations géométriques. La nef est au ras du sol, une sorte de carré, au niveau de l’entablement, un octogone, à l’étage des pendentifs, une croix grecque. 4, record 1, French, - pendentif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estilos arquitectónicos
- Arquitectura
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pechina
1, record 1, Spanish, pechina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada uno de los triángulos esféricos que forma el anillo de base de la cúpula con los arcos torales en los que apoya. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pechina
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