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cloisonné
cloisonné , method of enamel decoration of metal surfaces, such as vases and jewel boxes. Metal filaments (which form the cloisons or separating elements) are attached at right angles to the surface outlining the design to be used. These miniature compartments are filled with colored enamel in paste form, and the object is then heated in order to fuse the enamel to the surface and develop its transparency and permanent colors. When finished, the enamel and cloisons are closely joined in a smooth, even surface showing the pattern in various colors defined by the metal partitions which prevented their fusing with one another. Probably invented in the Middle East, cloisonné has been highly perfected by the Chinese, the Japanese, and the French. |
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"cloisonné." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cloisonné." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-cloisonn.html "cloisonné." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-cloisonn.html |
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cloisonné Enamelling technique in which the design is constructed out of wires soldered to a plate, and the cells (cloisons) thus formed are filled with coloured enamel paste and fired. The technique was developed in Mycenaean Greece, and was popular in Byzantine art of the 10th and 11th centuries. It flourished in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties and was also adopted in Japan.
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"cloisonné." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cloisonné." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-cloisonn.html "cloisonné." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-cloisonn.html |
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cloisonné.
1. Type of coloured wall-con-struction consisting of stones of one colour individually framed all round with bricks of another, laid in courses, especially in Byzantine architecture, such as the Katholikon at Hosios Lukas, Styris (c.1020). 2. Surface formed of coloured enamel panels defined by fillets. |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cloisonné." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cloisonné." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-cloisonn.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cloisonné." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-cloisonn.html |
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cloi·son·né / ˌkloizəˈnā; ˌklwäz-/ (also cloisonné enamel) • n. enamel work in which the different colors are separated by strips of flattened wire placed edgeways on a metal backing. |
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"cloisonné." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cloisonné." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cloisonne.html "cloisonné." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cloisonne.html |
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cloisonné
cloisonné (of enamels) divided into compartments. XIX. pp. of F. cloisonner, f. cloison partition :- Rom. *clausiō, -ōn-, f. L. claus- (see CLOSE).
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T. F. HOAD. "cloisonné." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cloisonné." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cloisonn.html T. F. HOAD. "cloisonné." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cloisonn.html |
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cloisonné
•Manet • carnet
•nota bene, René
•Binet • estaminet
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•cloisonné, donnée, Dubonnet, Monet
•Mornay • panettone • Chardonnay
•Hogmanay
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"cloisonné." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cloisonné." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cloisonn.html "cloisonné." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cloisonn.html |
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