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ID: 300011937
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011937

 

Record Type: concept
European ash (wood) (ash (wood), hardwood, ... Materials (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Wood of any of several varieties of the species Fraxinus excelsior. The wood is whitish to pale brown in color with a pink cast. It is a dense wood that is tough and elastic with a straight grain and slightly coarse texture. It is moderately durable but susceptible to insect attack. The timber is used for ladders, tool handles, oars, poles, wheels, boats, weapons, furniture, gymnasium equipment, tennis racquets, and hockey sticks.
 
Terms:
European ash (wood) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
ash, European (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
common ash (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
almindelig ask (wood) (C,U,Danish-P,D,U,U)
Europees essenhout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
gemeine Esche (Holz) (C,U,German-P,D,U,U)
freixo europeu (madeira) (C,U,Portuguese-P,D,U,U)
fresno europeo (madera) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  M.MT

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Materials Facet
Materials Facet
Hierarchy of Materials (hierarchy name)
.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of materials (substances)
........ materials (substances) (G)
Hierarchy of <materials by origin>
............ <materials by origin> (G)
Hierarchy of biological material
................ biological material (G)
Hierarchy of plant material
.................... plant material (G)
Hierarchy of <wood and wood by product>
........................ <wood and wood by product> (G)
Hierarchy of wood (plant material)
............................ wood (plant material) (G)
Hierarchy of <wood by composition or origin>
................................ <wood by composition or origin> (G)
Hierarchy of hardwood
.................................... hardwood (G)
Hierarchy of ash (wood)
........................................ ash (wood) (G)
Hierarchy of European ash (wood)
............................................ European ash (wood) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Hout van een van de verschillende variëteiten van de soort Fraxinus excelsior. Het hout is witachtig tot lichtbruin van kleur met een roze vlam. Het is een compact, taai en elastisch hout met een rechte nerf en licht grove textuur. Het is matig duurzaam maar gevoelig voor aantasting door insecten. Het hout wordt gebruikt voor ladders, gereedschapsstelen, riemen, stokken, wielen, boten, wapens, meubilair, gym-apparatuur, tennisrackets en hockeysticks. 
Spanish ..... Madera del árbol perteneciente a la especie Fraxinus excelsior, nativa de las Islas Británicas, norte de Africa y Asia occidental. De color blancuzco a marrón pálido con un tinte rosado, es utilizada para hacer muebles y sillas, chapas y equipo deportivo. 

Related concepts:
derived/made from ....  Fraxinus excelsior (species)
................................  (Fraxinus (genus), Oleaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300343866]

Sources and Contributors:
almindelig ask (wood)............  [VP]
......................................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
ash, European (wood)............  [VP]
...................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
common ash (wood)............  [VP]
................................  Hora, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Trees of the World (1981) 246
European ash (wood)............  [VP Preferred]
...................................  Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 68
...................................  Hora, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Trees of the World (1981) 246
Europees essenhout............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
...................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
...................................  Wiselius, Houtvademecum (1990)
freixo europeu (madeira)............  [VP]
.........................................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
fresno europeo (madera)............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
.........................................  Diccionario de términos científicos y técnicos (1981)
gemeine Esche (Holz)............  [VP]
...................................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  Wiselius, Houtvademecum (1990)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
.......... Timbers of the World (1979-1980) v. 2, p. 87
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Wiselius, Houtvademecum (1990)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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