gradin — [ gradɛ̃ ] n. m. • 1727; « petite marche » 1643; it. gradino, dimin. de grado « degré d escalier » → 1. grade 1 ♦ Chacun des bancs disposés en étages dans un amphithéâtre. Les gradins d un cirque, d un hémicycle, d un stade. « des gradins de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Carlton House desk — A Carlton House desk is a specific antique desk form within the more general bureau a gradin form. This specific form is supposed to have been designed in the 18th century for the Prince of Wales (who would later become George IV) by George… … Wikipedia
List of desk forms and types — Any list of desk forms and types encountered in the modern office or home, and in antique stores, is incomplete and contradictory given the variations in the naming of desks, as a simple lookup in two or three of the reference books below will… … Wikipedia
Writing table — A writing table (French bureau plat ) has a series of drawers directly under the surface of the table, to contain writing implements, so that it may serve as a desk. Antique versions have the usual divisions for the inkpot, the blotter and the… … Wikipedia
Rolltop desk — A rolltop desk is a 19th century reworking of the pedestal desk with, in addition, a series of stacked compartments, shelves, drawers and nooks in front of the user, much like the Bureau a gradin or the Carlton house desk. In contrast to these… … Wikipedia
Trestle desk — There are two kinds of trestle desks, the antique form and the modern improvisation.Antique trestle deskThe antique trestle desk is usually very much like the Writing table desk form, which offers a simple flat desktop surface with a few drawers… … Wikipedia
Tambour desk — A tambour desk is a desk with desktop based drawers and pigeonholes, in a way resembling a bit that of a bureau a gradin. The small drawers and nooks are covered, when required, by reeded or slatted shutters which usually retract in the two sides … Wikipedia
Fire screen desk — The fire screen desk (also known as a screen writing table) was a very small antique desk meant to be placed in front of a fireplace to keep a user s feet warm while he or she was stationary while writing. This kind of desk was very popular in… … Wikipedia
Cheveret desk — A Cheveret desk is an antique desk of very small size which features a single drawer under the writing surface. In some occasions small drawers and pigeonholes are built on top, at the back, as in a smaller form of a bureau à gradin. It is also… … Wikipedia
bonheur-du-jour — [ bɔnɶrdyʒur ] n. m. • v. 1760; de bonheur et jour ♦ Petit bureau à tiroirs, surmonté d un gradin, en vogue au XVIIIe s. Des bonheurs du jour en marqueterie. ● bonheur du jour, bonheurs du jour nom masculin Petit bureau de dame comportant, en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
