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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 1985-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

in a Doric frieze, a slightly projecting, rectangular block occurring at regular intervals and having two vertical grooves (glyphs) and two chamfers or half grooves at the sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Ornement en relief qui sépare les métopes dans la frise dorique et qui se compose de deux canaux entiers (glyphes) et de deux demi-canaux (donc trois glyphes). Les cannelures sont à section triangulaire ou circulaire, l'intervalle entre les canaux est le listel. Cet ornement a été utilisé dans le mobilier aux époques où celui-ci copie l'architecture (Renaissance-Louis XVI).

Spanish

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