tratadística

English translation: [body of serious] literature on (field)

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Spanish term or phrase:tratadística
English translation:[body of serious] literature on (field)
Entered by: Luis Medina

05:23 Sep 1, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Architecture / Research
Spanish term or phrase: tratadística
"sus investigaciones actuales versan sobre la arquitectura y el urbanismo mexicanos en el siglo XVI y sobre la tratadística de la arquitectura."

I haven't been able to find the English word, do any of you know the English equivalent?

Thanks in advance
Luis Medina
Mexico
Local time: 20:45
[body of serious] literature on architecture
Explanation:
I'm sure of the meaning, but there might be a better way to say it. It's the body of literature in the intellectual sense -- the treatises and serious publications.

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Note added at 3 hrs 32 mins (2005-09-01 08:55:45 GMT)
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If the text is referring exclusively to the sixteenth century, then it's likely to be "treatises," which was the style of writing at the time.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 19:45
Grading comment
Thank you Muriel. Very helpful.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2[body of serious] literature on architecture
Muriel Vasconcellos
5treatises (on architecture)
Daniel Coria
4historical journal
Anne Grimes
3essayistic
Fabio Descalzi


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tratadística
essayistic


Explanation:
Javier Viar Olloqui – “Guggenheim Bilbao: Partner in the Arts—A View from the Fine Arts Museum of Bilbao”
Javier Viar is the Director of Bilbao’s Museum of Fine Arts. He was one of the members of the Committee of Experts which served as consultants to determine the artistic policies of the Bilbao Guggenheim. Besides his long involvement as a Board member for Bilbao’s museum and as a councilor for the Basque Government, Viar is known for his literary and essayistic publications (ten books), as well as his extensive work as an art critic in the main Spanish newspapers and art journals (over a hundred articles). He has curated several art exhibits, is a frequent lecturer, and a regular participant in conferences and debates on art.


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Note added at 13 mins (2005-09-01 05:37:30 GMT)
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Tratadística es una disciplina que tiene que ver con escribir tratados, ensayos, etc. De allí la acepción inglesa "essayistic", y también "essayism", aunque ésta no se aplica tanto en este contexto.


    Reference: http://basque.unr.edu/Guggenheim/bios3.htm
Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Local time: 23:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: I think the asker is looking for a noun.
1 day 15 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tratadística
historical journal


Explanation:
A historical or military journal of official proceedings.

Anne Grimes
Canada
Local time: 22:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tratadística
treatises (on architecture)


Explanation:
Archpedia - Baroque Architecture
While many 16th-century architects published treatises on architecture or prepared them for publication, major 17th-century architects published very little ...
www.archpedia.com/Styles-Baroque-1.html

Scaffold
No mention of Renaissance treatises on architecture would be complete without di Giorgio's trattato di architettura civile e militare, which provides a ...
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/george/scaffold.html

Life in Elizabethan England 71: The Great House
At the same time, knowledge of classical treatises on architecture and continental trends based on them is a sign of your education and taste, ...
http://renaissance.dm.net/compendium/71.html

Hope it helps!

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Note added at 34 mins (2005-09-01 05:58:25 GMT)
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Also, "writings on architecture":

Writings on Architecture - Hugh Pagan Online
Hugh Pagan reviews John Bury and Paul Breman's admirable addition to architectural bibliography,
www.hughpagan.com/go/article_18.php

round : Selected Writings on Architecture from Asia
"Jewels -- Selected Writings on Architecture from Asia". ・What is round? ・What is Jewels? ・We invite your contribution. What is round? ...
http://round.acetate-ed.net/

Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tratadística
[body of serious] literature on architecture


Explanation:
I'm sure of the meaning, but there might be a better way to say it. It's the body of literature in the intellectual sense -- the treatises and serious publications.

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Note added at 3 hrs 32 mins (2005-09-01 08:55:45 GMT)
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If the text is referring exclusively to the sixteenth century, then it's likely to be "treatises," which was the style of writing at the time.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 19:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124
Grading comment
Thank you Muriel. Very helpful.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fabio Descalzi: Body of literature is a wonderful expression
57 mins
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agree  Egmont
1 day 5 hrs
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