Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ghiere a rincasso
English translation:
recessed arches lintel
Added to glossary by
Francesco D'Arcangeli
Jan 18, 2017 23:31
7 yrs ago
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Italian term
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ghiere a rincasso
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Architecture
Ho trovato questo termine nella descrizione del ponte dell'ammiraglio a Palermo:
"Il Ponte dell’Ammiraglio, chiamato così perché voluto da Giorgio d’Antiochia, presenta la configurazione caratteristica a schiena d’asino, con due rampe simmetriche rette da sette campate ad arco ogivale e ghiere a rincasso"
"Il Ponte dell’Ammiraglio, chiamato così perché voluto da Giorgio d’Antiochia, presenta la configurazione caratteristica a schiena d’asino, con due rampe simmetriche rette da sette campate ad arco ogivale e ghiere a rincasso"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | recessed arches lintel |
Marco Solinas
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| 3 | recessed archivolts / recessed voussures |
Patrick Hopkins
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Proposed translations
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Marco Solinas
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recessed arches lintel
This kudoz: http://ita.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/architecture/27... , together with the references in the discussion box, give me enougn confidece to propose an answer.
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Note added at 41 mins (2017-01-19 00:12:42 GMT)
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arched lintel
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Note added at 41 mins (2017-01-19 00:12:42 GMT)
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arched lintel
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Patrick Hopkins
Italy
Italy
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recessed archivolts / recessed voussures
ghiere (IT) = archivolto (IT) = archivolt (EN) = voussure (EN) (see Wikipedia)
rincasso (IT) = recessed
If you look at the picture of the bridge you're describing, the edges of the arches are recessed.
rincasso (IT) = recessed
If you look at the picture of the bridge you're describing, the edges of the arches are recessed.
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Discussion
Also, in architecture, "ghiera" means arch (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghiera). If I had more confidence, I would suggest "recessed arches".
If you look at the pictures of the bridge, you will see two sets of arches: un upper one and a lower one, recessed relative to the upper ons.