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TECHNIQUE COLOMBIN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clay Working Methods (Ceramics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coiling
1, record 1, English, coiling
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- coil 2, record 1, English, coil
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A primitive method of forming pots by coiling long rolls of clay until the desired shape has been attained, after which inside and outside are smoothed by being scraped and smeared. 1, record 1, English, - coiling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The method was used to make pots of extremely large size, and it is still sometimes employed today by makers of studio pottery. 1, record 1, English, - coiling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques de la céramique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- technique du colombin
1, record 1, French, technique%20du%20colombin
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- colombinage 2, record 1, French, colombinage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de modelage utilisant des colombins que l’on pose l’un au-dessus de l’autre. 2, record 1, French, - technique%20du%20colombin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La forme ronde des poteries fabriquées sans l'usage du tour du potier, avec la technique du colombin, est probablement issue des formes tressées des vanneries spiralées. 1, record 1, French, - technique%20du%20colombin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-06-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pottery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pressing
1, record 2, English, pressing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- press molding 2, record 2, English, press%20molding
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forming plastic clay against a mold in order to shape it. 3, record 2, English, - pressing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a slab of plastic clay is pressed into a plaster form and removed when leather-hard. Laying a slab of clay over a plaster form or pressing clay between two plaster molds is also possible. 2, record 2, English, - pressing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poteries
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- estampage
1, record 2, French, estampage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'estampage, autre technique de modelage, est la reproduction en terre, d’une forme simple, à partir d’un moule en plâtre [...] Il y a trois manières d’estamper : estampage au colombin; estampage à la boulette; estampage à la croûte ou à la bosse. 2, record 2, French, - estampage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L’estampage est un procédé utilisé pour la reproduction de pièces moulées de mêmes formes et de mêmes dimensions [...] 3, record 2, French, - estampage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-03-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Household Articles - Various
- Ceramics (Industries)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- laundry tub 1, record 3, English, laundry%20tub
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Articles ménagers divers
- Céramique (Industries)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bujour
1, record 3, French, bujour
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bujot 1, record 3, French, bujot
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans la Saintonge, nom donné à un grand vase en grès destiné à la lessive. 1, record 3, French, - bujour
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On dit aussi «bujot». Ils sont fabriqués par le «bujolier». Il s’agit là d’un artisanat peu courant caractérisé par l'absence de tournage des vases. La technique utilisée est le montage au colombin. Cette technique, connue depuis les origines de la céramique, a disparu de l'usage courant dès le haut Moyen-Âge pour être réservée à la fabrication de grands vases. Il n’ est pas possible de dater l'apparition d’un artisanat spécifique du bujolier(sans doute au XVIIIe siècle). [D'après Corvilain, Archéologia, n° 91, février 1976. ] 1, record 3, French, - bujour
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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