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arco apainelado apuntado

English translation: depressed arch

15:01 Sep 15, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture / Hispano-Muslim architecture
Spanish term or phrase: arco apainelado apuntado
Also: arco agudo

You can download a .jpg from:

http://homepage.mac.com/laurence.nunny/FileSharing23.html

It looks to me like a "depressed pointed arch". All input welcome.
Laurence Nunny
Spain
Local time: 05:24
English translation:depressed arch
Explanation:
Yes ..see another picture of one with definition, here

ah.bfn.org/a/DCTNRY/vocab.html - 56k - Cached - Similar pages

Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture:Arch
Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture. arch: A curved structural member
spanning an opening or recess. The wedge shaped elements that make up an arch ...
www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/arch.htm - 3k - Cached - Similar pages

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5 +2depressed arch
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4 +1acute arch
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
depressed arch


Explanation:
Yes ..see another picture of one with definition, here

ah.bfn.org/a/DCTNRY/vocab.html - 56k - Cached - Similar pages

Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture:Arch
Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture. arch: A curved structural member
spanning an opening or recess. The wedge shaped elements that make up an arch ...
www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/arch.htm - 3k - Cached - Similar pages



Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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agree  Daniel Coria
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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
acute arch


Explanation:
I agree with you that sources found seem to indicate that the arco apainelado apuntado is the same as arco agudo, and from what I have found, the translation for the latter is acute arch. An acute arch is similar to a lancet arch, i.e. sharply pointed, which your picture is (great stuff, by the way. where did you get them from?)

As far as I know, a depressed arch is an arco deprimido. Accoridng to first link below, this is NOT the same as arco agudo and arco apainelado apuntado

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Note added at 18 hrs 16 mins (2005-09-16 09:18:21 GMT)
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I've found this ref in Spanish, which mentions the arco apuntado deprimido (direct translation of your suggestion). There's no photo and I've not found any other info.

Junto a la torre hay una portada formada por un arco apuntado deprimido que enmarca otro carpanel, todo decorado con yeserías con motivos de escudos, ménsulas y chambranas.
http://www.redaragon.com/turismo/mudejar/monumento.asp?id=82



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Note added at 18 hrs 24 mins (2005-09-16 09:26:37 GMT)
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On the other hand, (more thoughts -sorry, I am at the moment translating a large project with lots of different arches in it, so this is an extremely interesting subject for me at the moment), an arco apainelado is the same as an arco carpanel (basket (handled) arch / anse de panier) , i.e. a type of depressed arch, add the apuntado to it and voilá, you have your suggestion.


    Reference: http://www.fincasnet.com/consultas/dic_arquitectura.htm
    Reference: http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&q=%22ac...
Nikki Graham
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Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tazdog (X): yes...I came to the same conclusion as you did in the end (confirming the asker's suggestion)
45 mins
  -> In a roundabout way. I can't understand why there is not more info in English on arches in general on the Web. Going to have to look out for a suitable book.
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