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Compartments

Scope note

Decorative borders created as single design units enclosing the letterpress of a title page. Distinguished from "frames (ornament areas)" which are enclosing borders made up of separate units that display no evidence of having been designed to be used together as a border.

This term has 1 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

3000254657

Broader Terms used

borders (ornament areas)

Equivalent Terms used

compartment

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Box

Maker(s)

Unknown

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: compartments" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-4675 Accessed: 2024-12-23 02:33:19

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-4675|title=Terminology definition for: compartments|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 02:33:19|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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