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Nov 15, 2005 15:53
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French term
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palmette
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Name for a column capital decoration. Full context (talking about a building): "Sa façade classique à colonnades avec chapiteaux à palmettes est composée de façon remarquable."
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palmette
According to Webster's dic., it's a conventional ornament of very ancient origin consisting of radiating petals that spring from a base suggestive of a calyx and closely related to the Egyptian lotus and Greek anthemion
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palmette
pas de traduction nécessaire... le terme est spécifique.
voir
http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/O0004753.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthemion
voir
http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/O0004753.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthemion
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