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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plane Geometry
- Electronic Publishing
- Architectural Styles
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- golden section
1, record 1, English, golden%20section
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Golden Section 2, record 1, English, Golden%20Section
correct
- divine proportion 3, record 1, English, divine%20proportion
correct
- golden proportion 4, record 1, English, golden%20proportion
- golden mean 5, record 1, English, golden%20mean
correct
- Golden Mean 6, record 1, English, Golden%20Mean
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the division of a line or the proportion of a geometrical figure in which the smaller is to the greater as the greater is to the whole. ... 7, record 1, English, - golden%20section
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A geometric construction used by Euclid to draw the regular pentagon. From it can be derived the golden number ... 1.618, which was widely claimed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to be the key to the beautiful proportions of Greek and other classical architecture. 8, record 1, English, - golden%20section
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the golden section has for centuries been regarded ... as a key to the mysteries of art - Herbert Read. ... 7, record 1, English, - golden%20section
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie plane
- Éditique
- Styles en architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- section dorée
1, record 1, French, section%20dor%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- section d'or 2, record 1, French, section%20d%27or
correct, feminine noun
- section divine 3, record 1, French, section%20divine
correct, feminine noun
- proportion divine 4, record 1, French, proportion%20divine
correct, feminine noun
- divine proportion 5, record 1, French, divine%20proportion
correct, feminine noun
- proportion dorée 4, record 1, French, proportion%20dor%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rapport 3:5 généralement retenu en conception graphique en raison de son apparence agréable. 6, record 1, French, - section%20dor%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir aussi «nombre d'or» et «rectangle d'or». 7, record 1, French, - section%20dor%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- divina proportione
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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