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ID: 300037091
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300037091

 

Record Type: concept
smallswords (<swords by form>, swords, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Light civilian swords with a moderately long blade, a small guard with one or two shells, and arms of the hilt. Developed in the early 17th century, they became a standard part of gentlemen's fashionable dress until the late 18th century, surviving into the 20th century as part of court or ceremonial dress.
 
Terms:
smallswords (preferred,C,U,American English-P,D,U,PN)
smallsword (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
smallsword (American English,AD,U,SN)
small swords (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
swords, small (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
swords, town (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
swords, walking (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
town swords (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
walking swords (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
small-swords (C,U,British English-P,D,U,PN)
small-sword (C,U,British English,AD,U,SN)
禮劍 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
小劍 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
lǐ jiàn (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
li jian (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
li chien (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
sierdegens (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
sierdegen (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
épée de cour (C,U,French-P,AD,U,FSN)
espadas cortas (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
espada corta (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.TK

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name)
........ Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of weapons
............ weapons (G)
Hierarchy of edged weapons
................ edged weapons (G)
Hierarchy of swords
.................... swords (G)
Hierarchy of <swords by form>
........................ <swords by form> (G)
Hierarchy of smallswords
............................ smallswords (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 輕巧的平民用劍,劍刃長度適中,附帶著一或兩個殼罩的護手,以及劍柄護環。於十七世紀早期發展出來,直到十八世紀晚期始成為紳士時尚服裝的標準配備之一,延伸至二十世紀成為宮廷或禮儀服裝的一部分。 
Dutch ..... Degens met een eenvoudig gevest, doorgaans met vuistbeugel, stootplaat en bril en met een kling van ongeveer 70 cm, onderdeel van het kostuum (beslag heeft dezelfde knopen als het kostuum of uniform); sinds midden 17e eeuw. 
Spanish ..... Espadas civiles livianas con una hoja medianamente larga, una pequeña guarnición con una o dos conchas, y brazos en la empuñadura. Desarrolladas a comienzos del siglo XVII, pasaron a formar parte de la vestimenta elegante de un caballero hasta las postrimerías del siglo XVIII, permaneciendo hasta entrado el siglo XX como parte de la vestimenta cortesana o ceremonial. 

Sources and Contributors:
禮劍............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
...........  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
小劍............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...........  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
épée de cour............  [AASLH, CHIN / RCIP]
.......................  AASLH data (2016-)
.......................  CHIN / RCIP translation (2016-)
.......................  Nomenclature database (2018-) http://nomenclature.info/nom/8228; scheme: Nomenclature-Objects
.......................  Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage translation project (2016-) 8228
espada corta............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
.......................  TAA database (2000-)
espadas cortas............  [VP]
.............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
li chien............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
li jian............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
lǐ jiàn............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
sierdegen............  [RKD, AAT-Ned]
....................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
....................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
sierdegens............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
.......................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
smallsword............  [AASLH Preferred, CHIN / RCIP Preferred, VP]
.......................  AASLH data (2016-)
.......................  CHIN / RCIP translation (2016-)
.......................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.......................  Nomenclature database (2018-) http://nomenclature.info/nom/8228; scheme: Nomenclature-Objects
.......................  Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage translation project (2016-) 8228
small-sword............  [VP]
.......................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
smallswords............  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Diagram Group, Weapons (1980) illustration, 51
.......................  Quick, Weapons and Military Terms (1973) illustration
.......................  Tarassuk and Blair, Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Armor (1979) illustration
.......................  Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
small swords............  [VP]
.......................  Personal Communication Walter Karcheski, Higgins Armory Museum, consultancy, 11/91
.......................  Stone, Glossary of Construction of Arms and Armour (1961) illustration
small-swords............  [VP]
.......................  Blair, European and American Arms (1962) 8, term applied in England
swords, small............  [VP]
..........................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
swords, town............  [VP]
.......................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
swords, walking............  [VP]
.............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
town swords............  [VP]
.......................  Personal Communication Lead-in suggested at scholarly review, 10/92
.......................  Tarassuk and Blair, Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Armor (1979)
walking swords............  [VP]
.............................  Personal Communication Lead-in suggested at scholarly review, 10/13/92.
.............................  Tarassuk and Blair, Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Armor (1979)
 
Subject: .....  [AASLH, AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, CHIN / RCIP, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AASLH data (2016-)
............  CHIN / RCIP translation (2016-)
............  Nomenclature database (2018-) http://nomenclature.info/nom/8228; scheme: Nomenclature-Objects
............  Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage translation project (2016-)
............  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Legacy AAT data
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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