rustica

English translation: rusticated (grooved) ashlar

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Dutch term or phrase:rustica
English translation:rusticated (grooved) ashlar
Entered by: Alexander Schleber (X)

12:10 Aug 2, 2011
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Architecture
Dutch term or phrase: rustica
Please could some kind person translate the sentence below for me? I do not speak Dutch but am proofreading a Dutch-English translation and the translation provided does not seem to make sense :(( It is a description of a building dating from the 1800s.

De begane grond vormt een basis van gegroefde rustica, gedekt met een lijst waarop een viertal lisenen rust.
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Local time: 23:45
rusticated (grooved) ashlar
Explanation:
It's a form of natural stone processing.
Van Odenhovem "Bouwkunde"
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Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 00:45
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4rusticated (grooved) ashlar
Alexander Schleber (X)
3The ground floor
Clair Richards


  

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rusticated (grooved) ashlar


Explanation:
It's a form of natural stone processing.
Van Odenhovem "Bouwkunde"

Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 00:45
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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The ground floor


Explanation:
The ground floor is constructed from rusticated (grooved) ashlar framed by four pilasters.

or a more literal translation,

The ground floor is constructed from rusticated (grooved) ashlar covered with a frame whereon four pilasters rest.


Clair Richards
Netherlands
Local time: 00:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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