Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
gelosia
English translation:
wooden screen
Added to glossary by
Tom in London
Feb 16, 2016 09:21
8 yrs ago
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Italian term
chiusa da una gelosia
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Architecture
guida museo
Sulla parete di ingresso della cappella insiste una cantoria con parapetto a riquadri decorati con intagli lignei e chiusa da una gelosia in legno dorata
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | enclosed by a gilded wooden screen |
Tom in London
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| 4 | enclosed with a lattice work screen |
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
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| 4 -1 | venitian blind |
Gad Kohenov
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Feb 19, 2016 10:45: Tom in London Created KOG entry
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Tom in London
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enclosed by a gilded wooden screen
I believe the meaning of "gelosia" (French "jalousie") has come to mean any type of screen. Originally it was a Persian type of screen (degraded into the modern"persiana") that allowed an occupant to see out whilst keeping them (her?) hidden. One baroque example is seen in this photograph, on the balcony at the right.
http://www.ognissantisanbarnaba.it/2/images/interno-.jpg
If you want to be fancy you could call it a "jalousie" - here's another example
http://benoitdelaunay.com/MOUCHARABIEH
http://www.ognissantisanbarnaba.it/2/images/interno-.jpg
If you want to be fancy you could call it a "jalousie" - here's another example
http://benoitdelaunay.com/MOUCHARABIEH
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Gad Kohenov
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venitian blind
Hoepli tecnico.
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Note added at 17 mins (2016-02-16 09:38:53 GMT)
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opening covered with overlapping slats which can be angled to let in air and light while keeping out rain. Another possibility.
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Note added at 17 mins (2016-02-16 09:38:53 GMT)
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opening covered with overlapping slats which can be angled to let in air and light while keeping out rain. Another possibility.
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Tom in London
: venitian? No such word. Perhaps you mean "Venetian" but this would surely not be right. A *Venetian* blind is a slatted drop-down blind of modern invention, derived from ancient Persion prototypes. I suspect you may have misinterpreted the Hoepli manual.
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I meant Venetian blind, yes.
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Lara Barnett
: A Venetian blind is a roll down slatted blind for the window - that is what it is in UK anyway.
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Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
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enclosed with a lattice work screen
Originally called Mashrabiya
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Note added at 23 hrs (2016-02-17 08:27:50 GMT)
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latticework
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Note added at 23 hrs (2016-02-17 08:27:50 GMT)
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latticework
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