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The term comes from the French term of the same name, which literally means "to strike down" (abat) the "sound" (son) or "sounds" (sons).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of ABAT-SONS|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abat-sons|access-date=2020-12-15|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Passy|first1=Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yKBiAAAAMAAJ|title=International French-English and English-French Dictionary|last2=Hempl|first2=George|date=1904|publisher=Hinds, Noble & Eldredge|language=en}}</ref> |
The term comes from the French term of the same name, which literally means "to strike down" (abat) the "sound" (son) or "sounds" (sons).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of ABAT-SONS|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abat-sons|access-date=2020-12-15|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Passy|first1=Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yKBiAAAAMAAJ|title=International French-English and English-French Dictionary|last2=Hempl|first2=George|date=1904|publisher=Hinds, Noble & Eldredge|language=en}}</ref> |
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== In the windshields == |
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The slats, generally of the grid type and fixed to a carpentry frame, are usually made of wood or covered with metal, slate or lead; In addition to redirecting the sound of the bells towards the ground, they prevent rain or snow from penetrating the bell tower and allow the tower's carpentry to be ventilated. «Beffroi», is an architectural technical Gallicism that appeared in the 19th century, replacing the popular name of «windscreen» (abat-vent).<ref>{{Citation |last=Pierrel |first=Jean-Marie |title=Structuration et usage de ressources lexicales institutionnelles sur le français |date=2013-11-25 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/lis.30.04pie |work=Lingvisticæ Investigationes Supplementa |pages=119–152 |place=Amsterdam |publisher=John Benjamins Publishing Company |access-date=2022-03-26}}</ref> |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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Revision as of 10:29, 26 March 2022
An abat-son (plural usually abat-sons) is an architectural device constructed to reflect or direct sound in a particular direction. It consists of large louvers. The term is commonly used to refer to angled louvers in a bell tower or belfry designed to redirect sound or to prevent ingress of water.[1]
Abat-son can also refer to a louver or board used in the device.[2][3] These boards or sheets are typically made of wood or metal.[4]
The term comes from the French term of the same name, which literally means "to strike down" (abat) the "sound" (son) or "sounds" (sons).[5][6]
In the windshields
The slats, generally of the grid type and fixed to a carpentry frame, are usually made of wood or covered with metal, slate or lead; In addition to redirecting the sound of the bells towards the ground, they prevent rain or snow from penetrating the bell tower and allow the tower's carpentry to be ventilated. «Beffroi», is an architectural technical Gallicism that appeared in the 19th century, replacing the popular name of «windscreen» (abat-vent).[7]
Gallery
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A church in Trélissac -
Church of Saints Peter and Paul, La Tour-Blanche -
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Échourgnac
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References
- ^ Curl, James Stevens, 1937- (2015). The Oxford dictionary of architecture. Wilson, Susan (Historian) (Third ed.). [Oxford]. ISBN 978-0-19-175298-8. OCLC 913074935.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bond, Francis. An Introduction to English Church Architecture from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Century. London: H. Milford, 1913. Print.
- ^ Montague, Don (2003-09-02). Dictionary of Building and Civil Engineering. doi:10.4324/9780203475430. ISBN 9781135821685.
- ^ Ph.D, Maxim Newmark (1950-01-15). Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-3401-7.
- ^ "Definition of ABAT-SONS". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ Passy, Paul; Hempl, George (1904). International French-English and English-French Dictionary. Hinds, Noble & Eldredge.
- ^ Pierrel, Jean-Marie (2013-11-25), "Structuration et usage de ressources lexicales institutionnelles sur le français", Lingvisticæ Investigationes Supplementa, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 119–152, retrieved 2022-03-26
Further reading
- Sturgis, Russell, et al., eds. (1902) "Abat-Sons". Dictionary of Architecture. Reprinted 1989 as Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building Vol. I A–E. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-26025-9.
External links
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