ligiert

English translation: ligated

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German term or phrase:ligiert
English translation:ligated
Entered by: Helen Shiner

23:22 Sep 8, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
German term or phrase: ligiert
This is from an auction catalogue. I think 'ligiert' means the inter-linking of letters in a monogram, but I cannot recall the English term for this. Perhaps it is sufficient to use 'monogrammed' or does one use 'ligated' as in medical terminology? I would be grateful for any advice.

Sample catalogue entry:
"Die Unterweisung Mariens, rechts unten signiert "XX" (ligiert), Öl auf Kupfer, oval, 39.2 x 29 cm, gerahmt."
Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:33
ligated
Explanation:
Examples:

"designed c. 1930, manufactured by Preiß & Kaßler, Berlin, gilt bronze with polychrome painted decoration, carved ivory head and arms, mounted on an octagonal stone socle, inscribed in the plinth and with founder’s monogram PK (ligated), H 16.8 cm,.."

http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:JF9xQAknuy4J:www.intern...

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"designed c. 1930, manufactured by Preiß & Kaßler, Berlin, gilt and patinated bronze, carved ivory head and arms, mounted on an octagonal brown marbled stone socle, with ligated founder’s monogram PK to the plinth, inscribed in the socle"

http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:JF9xQAknuy4J:www.intern...

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Dutch and Flemish Paintings, google.books
"Monogrammed lower left with the ligated monogram HA"

http://books.google.com/books?id=7TTFpjlCEfwC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA...

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"Ligature
Based on the way handwriting characters connect, some characters are the result of combining two characters. For instance, when A and E are ligated, it produces the ligature Æ. Less common ligatures are fl, ff, st. Such characters are still widely used by luxury book publishing, for instance the famous French collection "La Pléïade".

Ligated
Characters assembled in a ligature, "linked" the way we naturaly do in Roman cursive, between an o and any following letter, by modifying both glyphs."

http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:AITBU2mDpfgJ:www.fontme...
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 03:33
Grading comment
Thanks, Nicole
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ligated


Explanation:
Examples:

"designed c. 1930, manufactured by Preiß & Kaßler, Berlin, gilt bronze with polychrome painted decoration, carved ivory head and arms, mounted on an octagonal stone socle, inscribed in the plinth and with founder’s monogram PK (ligated), H 16.8 cm,.."

http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:JF9xQAknuy4J:www.intern...

______________________

"designed c. 1930, manufactured by Preiß & Kaßler, Berlin, gilt and patinated bronze, carved ivory head and arms, mounted on an octagonal brown marbled stone socle, with ligated founder’s monogram PK to the plinth, inscribed in the socle"

http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:JF9xQAknuy4J:www.intern...

___________________________

Dutch and Flemish Paintings, google.books
"Monogrammed lower left with the ligated monogram HA"

http://books.google.com/books?id=7TTFpjlCEfwC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA...

____________________________

"Ligature
Based on the way handwriting characters connect, some characters are the result of combining two characters. For instance, when A and E are ligated, it produces the ligature Æ. Less common ligatures are fl, ff, st. Such characters are still widely used by luxury book publishing, for instance the famous French collection "La Pléïade".

Ligated
Characters assembled in a ligature, "linked" the way we naturaly do in Roman cursive, between an o and any following letter, by modifying both glyphs."

http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:AITBU2mDpfgJ:www.fontme...

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 03:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thanks, Nicole
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the confirmation, Nicole; somehow I just couldn't seem to get past the medical usage!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: Non-Pro?? This question is about as Pro as it gets!
8 hrs
  -> Maybe I am too familiar with this term. Thanks, Steffen! :-)

agree  Lirka
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, lirka!
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