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PIEDESTAL [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

pedestal: 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

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
CONT

Base of a scale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
CONT

piédestal d'une balance

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

A support for a column, statue, urn, etc., consisting in classical architecture of a base, dado, or die and a cornice, surbase, or cap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Massif isolé servant de support à une statue, à un vase, etc.

CONT

Dans les ordres architecturaux, le piédestal se compose en général d'une base de plan carré (socle à plinthe avec filet), d'un dé (corps principal élevé), et d'une corniche ou cymaise en couronnement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
DEF

Pieza sobre la que se apoya una estatua, una columna u otra cosa semejante.

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Record 4 1983-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

the base of a pillar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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