Jul 25, 2009 09:23
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
corla
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
medieval architecture (arches)
This is in a catalogue describing the archeological finds from a medieval Jewish quarter in southern Spain. This describes a plaster frieze...
"Es un friso de arcos ciegos rebajados con intradós trilobulado por medio de corlas trapezoidales."
"Es un friso de arcos ciegos rebajados con intradós trilobulado por medio de corlas trapezoidales."
Proposed translations
(English)
2 +1 | orla |
Rachel Fell
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4 | glaze |
tazdog (X)
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4 | "corbel" |
eski
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3 | verdigris (trapezoids) |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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3 | trapezoidal gilding |
Gad Kohenov
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References
María Moliner |
David Russi
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reference |
K Donnelly
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Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Selected
orla
could it be a typo? Could they be "orlas trapezoidales"?
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-07-25 13:32:37 GMT)
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different context, I know, but still:
The four trapezoidal borders are filled mostly with diamond trellis. Around the outermost edge of the borders, inside two eyelet rows, are pine trees: once again, an homage to the state of Maine.
http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/07/four-wishes-for-a...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-07-25 13:32:37 GMT)
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different context, I know, but still:
The four trapezoidal borders are filled mostly with diamond trellis. Around the outermost edge of the borders, inside two eyelet rows, are pine trees: once again, an homage to the state of Maine.
http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2007/07/four-wishes-for-a...
Peer comment(s):
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tazdog (X)
: makes sense! well done, Rachel, I would never have figured that out, either
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Thank you Cindy:-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "It's got to be a typo, looking at the photo and knowing what I do about the collection, none of the other answers make sense, but orla fits perfectly. Thanks a lot, I don't think I would have made the connection on my own..."
28 mins
verdigris (trapezoids)
There are many references to verdigris, which is a form of patina. Without a complete sentence it is difficult to know how to complete the translation perfectly, therefore I note a medium level of confidenc.e
1 hr
glaze
Simon & Schuster's dictionary has "gold varnish" for corla. I Googled corla and barniz together and found this book reference (I can't copy it, but it gives a full explanation, including the translation in English and other languages):
http://books.google.es/books?id=GmS94FcISTIC&pg=PA265&lpg=PA...
Like David's ref., it does say that "corla" is applied to metal, so perhaps the word is not being used correctly in your text.
http://books.google.es/books?id=GmS94FcISTIC&pg=PA265&lpg=PA...
Like David's ref., it does say that "corla" is applied to metal, so perhaps the word is not being used correctly in your text.
27 mins
trapezoidal gilding
This can be it.
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Note added at 43 mins (2009-07-25 10:07:23 GMT)
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corladura means vernis doré in French (gilded varnish)
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-07-25 10:50:39 GMT)
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corladura (de "corlar") f. Barniz que se da a superficies plateadas o bruñidas para que parezcan doradas.
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Note added at 43 mins (2009-07-25 10:07:23 GMT)
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corladura means vernis doré in French (gilded varnish)
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-07-25 10:50:39 GMT)
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corladura (de "corlar") f. Barniz que se da a superficies plateadas o bruñidas para que parezcan doradas.
14 hrs
"corbel"
An educated guess:
de Robert Park, T. Paulay - 1975 - Technology & Engineering - 769 páginas
13.6 BRACKETS AND CORBELS 13.6.1 Behavior Point loads originating from gantry ... trapezoidal corbel and its supporting column, obtained by Franz and ...
books.google.com.mx/books?isbn=0471659177...
JSTOR: Structural Experimentation: The Lintel Arch, Corbel and Tie ... - [ Traducir esta página ]Travertine corbels were also used for the same purpose in otherwise concrete ..... (after Ueblacker 1985). the columns carry a trapezoidal impost block, ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0043...0.CO%3B2-%23 - Similares
de J DeLaine - 1990 - Citado por 1 - Artículos relacionados
JSTOR: The Corbel Table - [ Traducir esta página ]The Corbel Table C. EDSON ARMI University of California, Santa Barbara Robert ..... and trapezoidal stones placed between the springing of the arches (Fig. ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0016...0.CO%3B2-%23 - Similares
de CE Armi - Citado por 1 - Artículos relacionados - Las 2 versiones
Más resultados de links.jstor.org »
Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland: St Mary ... - [ Traducir esta página ]Immediately above Corbel 1 is a trapezoidal panel carved with a frontal standing figure with outstretched arms bent upwards at the elbows. ...
www.crsbi.ac.uk/search/county/.../ed-st-envil.html - En caché - Similares
de Robert Park, T. Paulay - 1975 - Technology & Engineering - 769 páginas
13.6 BRACKETS AND CORBELS 13.6.1 Behavior Point loads originating from gantry ... trapezoidal corbel and its supporting column, obtained by Franz and ...
books.google.com.mx/books?isbn=0471659177...
JSTOR: Structural Experimentation: The Lintel Arch, Corbel and Tie ... - [ Traducir esta página ]Travertine corbels were also used for the same purpose in otherwise concrete ..... (after Ueblacker 1985). the columns carry a trapezoidal impost block, ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0043...0.CO%3B2-%23 - Similares
de J DeLaine - 1990 - Citado por 1 - Artículos relacionados
JSTOR: The Corbel Table - [ Traducir esta página ]The Corbel Table C. EDSON ARMI University of California, Santa Barbara Robert ..... and trapezoidal stones placed between the springing of the arches (Fig. ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0016...0.CO%3B2-%23 - Similares
de CE Armi - Citado por 1 - Artículos relacionados - Las 2 versiones
Más resultados de links.jstor.org »
Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland: St Mary ... - [ Traducir esta página ]Immediately above Corbel 1 is a trapezoidal panel carved with a frontal standing figure with outstretched arms bent upwards at the elbows. ...
www.crsbi.ac.uk/search/county/.../ed-st-envil.html - En caché - Similares
Reference comments
18 mins
Reference:
María Moliner
corla (de corlar)
f. Pintura aplicada sobre un metal, especialmente sobre plata u oro, y, generalmente, de color verde. 1 Transflor.
f. Pintura aplicada sobre un metal, especialmente sobre plata u oro, y, generalmente, de color verde. 1 Transflor.
1 hr
Reference:
reference
I studied art restoration in Spain for several years. As other colleagues have mentioned, the term "corla" usually refers to a type of "gilding". This technique was often used with plaster decorations, so it seems appropriate for this translation.
DORADOS FALSOS: LAS CORLAS
Definición: Barniz de resina y esencias hervidas, generalmente coloreado, que se aplica sobre láminas metálicas para proporcionar un aspecto “metalizado” a la superficie. En láminas de plata o estaño es frecuente la presencia de una corla amarillenta para imitar el oro, empleando un producto más barato. Forman parte de la integridad original del objeto, y no se deben eliminar nunca. Éste término puede extenderse a las lacas rojas y verdes, sobre oro o plata, que forman una capa transparente muy fina, enriquecen las policromías.
Se utilizó como sustitución del oro, tales como el estaño y la plata la cual podía ser pura o en combinación con plomo. Éstos se aplicaban de la misma forma que el oro aunque en el caso de la plata se usaba como fondo un bol negro y luego se patinaban o “corlaban” con un barniz tintado de amarillo o de laca. Así se conseguía una producción barata del oro, pero con el inconveniente de que con el tiempo se llegaba a producir una alteración del material transformándose en un sulfuro de plata ennegrecido de la plata que la volvía marrón oscura. Este oro barato se utilizaba para obras de nivel medio, para zonas poco relevantes, para marcos o decoraciones secundarias.
There is more information on the website:
http://74.6.239.67/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=restuaracion corl...
DORADOS FALSOS: LAS CORLAS
Definición: Barniz de resina y esencias hervidas, generalmente coloreado, que se aplica sobre láminas metálicas para proporcionar un aspecto “metalizado” a la superficie. En láminas de plata o estaño es frecuente la presencia de una corla amarillenta para imitar el oro, empleando un producto más barato. Forman parte de la integridad original del objeto, y no se deben eliminar nunca. Éste término puede extenderse a las lacas rojas y verdes, sobre oro o plata, que forman una capa transparente muy fina, enriquecen las policromías.
Se utilizó como sustitución del oro, tales como el estaño y la plata la cual podía ser pura o en combinación con plomo. Éstos se aplicaban de la misma forma que el oro aunque en el caso de la plata se usaba como fondo un bol negro y luego se patinaban o “corlaban” con un barniz tintado de amarillo o de laca. Así se conseguía una producción barata del oro, pero con el inconveniente de que con el tiempo se llegaba a producir una alteración del material transformándose en un sulfuro de plata ennegrecido de la plata que la volvía marrón oscura. Este oro barato se utilizaba para obras de nivel medio, para zonas poco relevantes, para marcos o decoraciones secundarias.
There is more information on the website:
http://74.6.239.67/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=restuaracion corl...
Note from asker:
I have already translated 300 pages of this text, in which every little aspect of the art and architecture of the time has been discussed ad nauseum. I'm now doing the catalogue section, in which each of the pieces is described alongside its photo. No mention has ever been made of gilding or gold and, as I said, the only paint that has been documented is black and only traces of it have been found inside very deep punctures (in the centre of flowers). I don't doubt that you are correct; I'm starting to think that the author has used the wrong word here (this is the first time it appears in this very long text). |
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