oltarna pala

English translation: altarpiece

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Croatian term or phrase:oltarna pala
English translation:altarpiece
Entered by: bjuric2

22:29 Mar 23, 2004
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Religion
Croatian term or phrase: oltarna pala
Oltarna pala u kapeli Đorđić
bjuric2
Local time: 10:02
altarpiece
Explanation:
In a Christian church, a carved or painted screen placed above the altar facing the congregation. The earliest examples appeared in the 10th-11th century. The "pala d'oro" (gold altarpiece) in St.Mark's Venice, commissioned 1105. consistsof gold and enamel-work, as well as sculptured figures, and includes images of Christ in Majesty with angels and saints, with scenes from the New Testament and the life of the titular saint, Mark. An altarpiece consisting of two panels is called a diptych, three panels make triptych.

(Cambridge Encyclopedia)

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Kemal Mustajbegovic
Local time: 17:02
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5 +3altarpiece
Kemal Mustajbegovic
3Altar blade
Nedzad Selmanovic


  

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Oltarna pala
Altar blade


Explanation:
U Morton-Bensonovom rječniku sam našao da je
pala = blade (of an oar)

Nedzad Selmanovic
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Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
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Oltarna pala
altarpiece


Explanation:
In a Christian church, a carved or painted screen placed above the altar facing the congregation. The earliest examples appeared in the 10th-11th century. The "pala d'oro" (gold altarpiece) in St.Mark's Venice, commissioned 1105. consistsof gold and enamel-work, as well as sculptured figures, and includes images of Christ in Majesty with angels and saints, with scenes from the New Testament and the life of the titular saint, Mark. An altarpiece consisting of two panels is called a diptych, three panels make triptych.

(Cambridge Encyclopedia)

Srdačno!

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Note added at 3 hrs 23 mins (2004-03-24 01:53:04 GMT)
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http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/altarpiece

Kemal Mustajbegovic
Local time: 17:02
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anita Milos
6 hrs

agree  Nedzad Selmanovic
9 hrs

agree  Gordana Podvezanec
17 days
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