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bureaus (slant-front desks) (slant-front desks, fall-front desks, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Refers to either a writing table incorporating drawers or a type of case furniture, generally a chest of drawers, with a hinged, fall-front writing surface. The first furniture types to be referred to by this term developed in France in the mid-17th century, the term having evolved from the medieval French word for a coarse linen cloth that was laid on a table to provide a surface for writing. In modern usage, in Europe a "bureau" is a writing desk, usually with a hinged writing flap that rests at a sloping angle when closed and, when opened, reveals a tier of pigeonholes, small drawers, and sometimes a small cupboard. In the United States, a "bureau" is typically synonymous with a "chest of drawers," having lost the surface for writing. |
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bureaus (slant-front desks) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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bureau (slant-front desk) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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bureau (slant-front desk) (Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
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bureau (French-P,AD,U,MSN)
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desk (C,U,English,UF,U,SN)
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bureaux (slant-front desks) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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bureaus met schuine schrijfbladen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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bureau met schuin schrijfblad (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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buró (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TC |
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........ Furnishings (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........................................ fall-front desks (G) |
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Additional Notes: |
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Dutch ..... Verwijst ofwel naar een schrijftafel met laden ofwel naar een soort kastmeubilair, meestal een ladekast, met een scharnierende, naar voren vallende klep die als schrijfblad fungeert. De eerste meubeltypen waarnaar deze term verwijst, kwamen halverwege de 17de eeuw in Frankrijk tot ontwikkeling. De term 'bureau' heeft zijn oorsprong in een middeleeuws Frans woord voor een grof type linnendoek dat op tafel werd gelegd om als schrijfoppervlak te dienen. In het moderne taalgebruik wordt met 'bureau' een schrijftafel bedoeld, meestal voorzien van een scharnierend schrijfblad dat in gesloten stand in een schuine hoek is geplaatst, terwijl na opening een rij vakjes, laatjes en soms ook een klein kastje zichtbaar wordt. In de Verenigde Staten wordt 'bureau' als synoniem gebruikt voor 'ladekast', waarbij het schrijfblad dus is verdwenen. |
Spanish ..... Escritorios ingleses que tienen una tapa inclinada en un ángulo agudo (normalmente 45 grados) que se dobla hacia fuera como superficie para escribir, encima de los cajones. |
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distinguished from .... |
chests of drawers |
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(case furniture, <storage and display furniture>, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300039009] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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bureaus (slant-front desks)............ |
[VP Preferred] |
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Aronson, Encyclopedia of Furniture (1959) 64 |
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Beard and Goodison, English Furniture (1987) 279 |
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Fastnedge, ed., Shearer Furniture Designs (1962) |
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Fleming and Honour, Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1977) 132 |
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Gloag, Short Dictionary of Furniture (1965) 154 |
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Montgomery, American furniture: Federal Period (1966) 179 |
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Pain, Heritage of Country Furniture (1978) GLOS |
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Sheraton, Cabinet Dictionary (1970) 111, ...in England it has generally been applied to common desks with drawers under them. |
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