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TRIGLYPHE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

triglyph: an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

triglyphe : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

The projecting square block above the triglyph and under the corona of a Doric cornice.

DEF

A sloping flat block on the soffit of the Doric cornice, usually decorated with rows of six guttae each; occurs over each triglyph and each metope of the frieze.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Dans l'ordre [dorique], large modillon rectangulaire et plat(ou orné de gouttes) situé sous l'entablement de la corniche, au droit de chaque triglyphe.

OBS

De toutes les sources consultées, seul PERAR donne le terme au masculin.

Spanish

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