Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

polished smooth

Italian translation:

uniformemente liscia / piana / a livello

Added to glossary by Mariagrazia Centanni
Nov 7, 2013 09:07
10 yrs ago
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English term

polished smooth

Non-PRO English to Italian Art/Literary History codici medievali
The techniques of early medieval gilding are not well understood
today. The gold on Anglo-Saxon and Romanesque books glisters rather
than gleams, and has a granular quality that suggests it is laid upon a base
of gums or resins. Gilding from the twelfth century onwards, however,
appears to be laid on a ground of gesso – a plaster base supplemented
by white lead with the addition of a glue (perhaps glair – made from
beaten white of egg) to bind all the elements together, and thus providing
a surface that can be polished smooth.
Change log

Nov 7, 2013 09:07: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Nov 7, 2013 10:11: Francesco Badolato changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Nov 12, 2013 10:46: Mariagrazia Centanni Created KOG entry

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Non-PRO (3): Daniela Zambrini, SYLVY75, Francesco Badolato

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Proposed translations

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uniformemente liscia / piana / a livello

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/polished

http://www.google.it/imgres?imgurl=http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Ky...

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Note added at 1 giorno5 ore (2013-11-08 14:57:11 GMT)
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Una referenza non porta a nulla, quindi provo con questa :
http://www.ebay.it/itm/Kyanite-Blue-Crystal-Flat-Polished-Sm...
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Lucidata

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lisciata e lucidata

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Peer comment(s):

agree Mariagrazia Centanni : http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1283317&lang...
6 hrs
Grazie anche per la reference!
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1 day 1 hr

rifinito a lucido

solo una variante. il concetto è la fase di lucidatura.
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