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CARVING CHISEL [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

carving chisel : an item in the "Woodworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

ciseau de sculpteur : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de travail du bois» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Woodworking
CONT

Wood carving... is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool(knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.

OBS

In French, "hucherie" refers to the ancient art of carving wood furniture practised in the Middle Ages.

Key term(s)
  • woodcarving

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail du bois
DEF

Au Moyen Âge, art de faire des huches, des coffres et autres meubles, et de sculpter sur bois.

OBS

En anglais, le terme «wood carving» englobe la notion de hucherie.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Sculpture
  • Hand Tools

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Sculpture
  • Outillage à main

Spanish

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