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CLOITRE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coved vault
1, record 1, English, coved%20vault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cloistered vault 1, record 1, English, cloistered%20vault
correct
- cloistered arch 1, record 1, English, cloistered%20arch
correct
- square dome 2, record 1, English, square%20dome
correct
- cloister vault 3, record 1, English, cloister%20vault
correct
- domical vault 4, record 1, English, domical%20vault
correct
- square vault 5, record 1, English, square%20vault
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quadripartite vault with a square base and sides that curve upward toward the center; ... 1, record 1, English, - coved%20vault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... also known as coved vault because of the cove shape of its four sides. 1, record 1, English, - coved%20vault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- voûte en arc-de-cloître
1, record 1, French, vo%C3%BBte%20en%20arc%2Dde%2Dclo%C3%AEtre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- voûte en arc de cloître 2, record 1, French, vo%C3%BBte%20en%20arc%20de%20clo%C3%AEtre
correct, feminine noun
- voûte d’angle 2, record 1, French, vo%C3%BBte%20d%26rsquo%3Bangle
correct, feminine noun
- voûte en dôme 3, record 1, French, vo%C3%BBte%20en%20d%C3%B4me
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] voûte à quatre pans, qui a en général un plan carré; [...] 1, record 1, French, - vo%C3%BBte%20en%20arc%2Dde%2Dclo%C3%AEtre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] elle est dite barlongue ou oblongue si son plan est rectangulaire; en arc-de-cloître à calotte si ses arêtes, marquées à la naissance, s'estompent et disparaissent en montant vers le faîte. 1, record 1, French, - vo%C3%BBte%20en%20arc%2Dde%2Dclo%C3%AEtre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-04-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cloister 1, record 2, English, cloister
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a covered walk or arcade in monasteries; place for religious seclusion 1, record 2, English, - cloister
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-04-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cloister garth 1, record 3, English, cloister%20garth
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
an opened court enclosed by a cloister 1, record 3, English, - cloister%20garth
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- préau de cloître 1, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9au%20de%20clo%C3%AEtre
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1983-04-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cloister walk 1, record 4, English, cloister%20walk
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a passage for walking in a cloister 1, record 4, English, - cloister%20walk
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- galerie de cloître 1, record 4, French, galerie%20de%20clo%C3%AEtre
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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