SCA Period

Arabic translation: فترة العصور الوسطى في أوروبا

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)

English term or phrase:	SCA Period
Arabic translation:	فترة العصور الوسطى في أوروبا
Entered by:	Neamaat Shehatah

22:06 Dec 11, 2007

English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Embroidery

English term or phrase: SCA Period

Context: There are many types of embroidery used in the historical period covered by the SCA (approximately 400 AD to 1600 AD). Counted thread embroidery is one of the easier forms of embroidery found in our period. In this type of embroidery the stitches are applied over the same number of threads in the background fabric each time the stitch is worked. This makes all the stitches a uniform size and shape. In the SCA period there are many different stitches in the class of counted embroidery. These stitches can be combined to form different styles of embroidery ...etc

Neamaat Shehatah KudoZ activity Questions: 59 (3 open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 199 Egypt
Local time: 15:08

فترة العصور الوسطى في أوروبا

Explanation:
The SCA "period" is defined to be Western civilization before 1600 AD, concentrating on the Western European High Middle Ages. Under the aegis of the SCA we ...
www.sca.org/sca-intro.html - 20k -

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 33 mins (2007-12-11 22:39:36 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Europe, in the SCA Period, and a discussion of the. Basics of Navigation as practiced ..... A few notes touching upon Navigation within the SCA period . ...
members.iconn.net/~gedney/Docs/ShipsandNavigationoftheSCAPeriod.pdf -

Selected response from:

Assem Mazloum
Germany
Local time: 15:08

Grading comment

Thank you all for your help. I find your answer is the most appropriate in this context, it's the one. I also appreciate Emandan's discussion. It helped me to add a footnote about the organization.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

فترة العصور الوسطى في أوروبا

Assem Mazloum

SCA فترة "أس.س.أى" ---فترة

lhcm

المجتمع للمفارقة التاريخية المبدعية

Steve Booth

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

25 mins confidence:

sca period SCA فترة "أس.س.أى" ---فترة

Explanation:
http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:LfwScwnqpZgJ:www.cynnaba...
The SCA is the Society for Creative Anachronism, which is a group dedicated to researching and recreating pre-17th-century history in the present. We concentrate on the European Middle Ages and Renaissance but other cultures and earlier time periods are also studied and recreated.

Many groups meet weekly, and at these meetings we dance, talk, study, learn, revel, and make plans. But first, let's get a little bit of info about the SCA in general.

What is "Anachronism"?
An "Anachronism" is something that is out of its proper time frame. "Creative Anachronism" takes the best qualities of the Middle Ages and Selectively re-creates them in the modern world.

What is the SCA?
The avowed purpose of the SCA is the study and recreation of the European Middle Ages, its crafts, sciences, arts, traditions, literature, etc. The SCA "period" is defined to be Western civilization before 1600 AD, concentrating on the Western European High Middle Ages. Under the aegis of the SCA we study dance, calligraphy, martial arts, cooking, metal work, stained glass, costuming literature... well, if they did it, somebody in the SCA does it.

As you can probably guess, the thing that separates the SCA from a Humanities 101 class is the active participation in the learning process. To learn costuming, you design and build costumes. To learn SCA infantry fighting, you make armor, weapons, shields, etc., and put them on and go learn how it feels to wear them when somebody is swinging a (rattan) sword at you. To learn brewing, you make (and sample!) your own wines, meads and beers.

You will frequently hear a SCA person describe the SCA as recreating the Middle Ages "as they ought to have been." In some ways this is true -- we have few plagues, indoor plumbing, few peasants. In the dead of winter we have other things to eat than King's venison, salted pork and dried tubers. However, a better description is that we are selectively recreating medieval culture, choosing elements of the culture that interest and attract us.

lhcm
Local time: 21:08
Native speaker of:

Chinese

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

sca period

فترة العصور الوسطى في أوروبا

Assem Mazloum
Germany
Local time: 15:08
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Thank you all for your help. I find your answer is the most appropriate in this context, it's the one. I also appreciate Emandan's discussion. It helped me to add a footnote about the organization.

Notes to answerer

Asker: The style of the motifs used in the embroidery is the most obvious difference from the modern cross stitch to the medieval cross stitch. Commonly in modern cross stitch the pattern creates an elaborate scene usually with very life like human and animal figures. This is not commonly done in period embroideries. There were other techniques used in the SCA period to accomplish this. The common period use of cross stitch would be to depict geometric patterns, simple flowers (German piece), simple animal or human figures and heraldry. In period pieces there is not a lot of shading or ½ stitches to round corners. I also do not notice the modern practice of outlining in contrasting back stitch in extant works. Also the pattern would not be charted on a piece paper to be referenced as the piece was worked. Many times the pattern was drawn on in pencil. Pattern books did not start to emerge from until the beginning of the 16th century. I think this paragraph would support your translation.

25 mins confidence:

sca period المجتمع للمفارقة التاريخية المبدعية

Explanation:
SCA is the Society for Creative anachronism

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 33 mins (2007-12-11 22:39:04 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

sorry missed out the word for period probably عصر before the phrase will be the best bet

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2007-12-13 07:37:33 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

hc_ha I appreciate your comments however the term SCA period is intrinsically linkled with the organisation and any translation should make reference to this. In the context given above '...used in the period covered by the SCA' then this is where the name of the organisation should be used. If you were to follow the name with the initials then on future translations of the term SCA period you could translate as you have suggested. Remember the term SCA period is only defined by the organisation as recreating the best bits of pre 17th century europe. It is not used as a historical term to describe the period itself.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_Creative_Anachronis...

Steve Booth
Local time: 14:08
Native speaker of:

English

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:

ProZ.com term search

Search millions of term translations

SCA Period

Arabic translation: فترة العصور الوسطى في أوروبا

Answers

KudoZ™ translation help

Your current localization setting

Select a language

SCA Period

Arabic translation: فترة العصور الوسطى في أوروبا

Answers

KudoZ™ translation help

You have native languages that can be verified

Your current localization setting

Select a language