Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 21, 2018 19:24
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Italian term
abside
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In an article describing a theatre hit by bombing in WWII, this sentence appears:
L'abside e la copertura crollarono e circa il 90 per cento della sala e del palcoscenico andarono distrutti
The only translation I can find for abside is "apse", but although most dictionaries explain the form of an "apse", all say the word is USUALLY use to describe part of a church.... any suggestions for an alternative to use when writing about this "semicircular space" in a 19th century theatre?
L'abside e la copertura crollarono e circa il 90 per cento della sala e del palcoscenico andarono distrutti
The only translation I can find for abside is "apse", but although most dictionaries explain the form of an "apse", all say the word is USUALLY use to describe part of a church.... any suggestions for an alternative to use when writing about this "semicircular space" in a 19th century theatre?
Proposed translations
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Oct 26, 2018 09:37: Rachel Fell Created KOG entry
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In addition to the refs. below:
The survey plan of 1778 shows that the south arch opened to the 'Principal
Passage to the Boxes', while the middle and north arches gave access to the shallow apse-ended lobby. These three large arches, separated by two smaller arches, formed the arcaded ground storey or basement of the new facade with which Robert Adam replaced the old brick front of the Rose tavern
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol35/pp40-7...
not a theatre or a church:
The Syon House was designed in Middlesex by Adam in 1761 and built between
1762-69. Adam planned there a symmetrical ground-plan with a rotunda in the middle. In the east wing there is the Long Gallery, where the walls are covered with stucco work in a light and quick rhythm. Adam designed the furnishing of the interiors himself, and in his mature phase covered his ceilings with a very flat, delicate plaster. The decorative patterns were inspired by Roman interiors such as those surviving in Herculaneum and Pompeii and by the ornamental grotesques of the Renaissance.
The great entrance hall in the west wing was built with a semicircular apse and a cupola.
http://www.eptort.bme.hu/doc/egyeb/bekacomb.pdf
https://tinyurl.com/y8tz5zmn
The survey plan of 1778 shows that the south arch opened to the 'Principal
Passage to the Boxes', while the middle and north arches gave access to the shallow apse-ended lobby. These three large arches, separated by two smaller arches, formed the arcaded ground storey or basement of the new facade with which Robert Adam replaced the old brick front of the Rose tavern
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol35/pp40-7...
not a theatre or a church:
The Syon House was designed in Middlesex by Adam in 1761 and built between
1762-69. Adam planned there a symmetrical ground-plan with a rotunda in the middle. In the east wing there is the Long Gallery, where the walls are covered with stucco work in a light and quick rhythm. Adam designed the furnishing of the interiors himself, and in his mature phase covered his ceilings with a very flat, delicate plaster. The decorative patterns were inspired by Roman interiors such as those surviving in Herculaneum and Pompeii and by the ornamental grotesques of the Renaissance.
The great entrance hall in the west wing was built with a semicircular apse and a cupola.
http://www.eptort.bme.hu/doc/egyeb/bekacomb.pdf
https://tinyurl.com/y8tz5zmn
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Rachel Fell
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Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
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Reference:
some refs.
It would be helpful to know the age of the building.
Not my area, but some findings:
This model depicts the proposed decoration for the semi-dome of the apse in the Lecture Theatre of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Sir Edward Poynter was sent to Venice by the Department of Science and Art to study the mosaics in St Marks's before making a sketch for the design of the Lecture Theatre.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O312942/proposed-decoratio...
"Charismatic lion-king Obioma Ugoala benefits from a marvellous long entrance, as the back-wall of the stage opens to reveal the apse beyond, bathed in golden light."
London Theatre Blog
http://www.anticdisposition.co.uk/johnrisebero/
A cyclorama is a large curtain or wall, often concave, positioned at the back of the apse. It was popularized in the German theater of the 19th century and continues in common usage today in theaters throughout the world. A "cyc" (US theatrical abbreviation) can be made of unbleached canvas (larger versions) or muslin (smaller versions), filled scrim (popularized on Broadway in the 20th century), or seamless translucent plastic (often referred to as "Opera Plastic"). Traditionally it is hung at 0% fullness (flat)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclorama_(theater)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-10-21 22:17:51 GMT)
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Oh, sorry that I missed the 19th C. detail!
Not my area, but some findings:
This model depicts the proposed decoration for the semi-dome of the apse in the Lecture Theatre of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Sir Edward Poynter was sent to Venice by the Department of Science and Art to study the mosaics in St Marks's before making a sketch for the design of the Lecture Theatre.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O312942/proposed-decoratio...
"Charismatic lion-king Obioma Ugoala benefits from a marvellous long entrance, as the back-wall of the stage opens to reveal the apse beyond, bathed in golden light."
London Theatre Blog
http://www.anticdisposition.co.uk/johnrisebero/
A cyclorama is a large curtain or wall, often concave, positioned at the back of the apse. It was popularized in the German theater of the 19th century and continues in common usage today in theaters throughout the world. A "cyc" (US theatrical abbreviation) can be made of unbleached canvas (larger versions) or muslin (smaller versions), filled scrim (popularized on Broadway in the 20th century), or seamless translucent plastic (often referred to as "Opera Plastic"). Traditionally it is hung at 0% fullness (flat)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclorama_(theater)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-10-21 22:17:51 GMT)
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Oh, sorry that I missed the 19th C. detail!
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Rachel.... In my Q I wrote that it was a 19th century (building began in 1843). |
| Judging by the stained glass windows, the apse mentioned in the London Theatre Blog is actually in a (reproduced) church. |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
philgoddard
: Yes, apses are not confined to churches. You should put this as an answer.
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Thank you Phil :-)
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