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carta da spolvero

English translation: translucent sketching paper

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Italian term or phrase:carta da spolvero
English translation:translucent sketching paper
Entered by: Tom in London

11:51 Oct 29, 2014
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / artistic media, paper
Italian term or phrase: carta da spolvero
description of a drawing (of which I have no image and was not able to find one online) completed 1876

matita e biacca su carta da spolvero

first instinct would be to translate as "tracing paper" or "pounce paper" but that would be wrong since the paper is not semi-transparent.

Il primo materiale da conoscere è il supporto su cui disegnare, cioè la carta. Bisogna distinguere tra carta opaca e carta trasparente; la prima è la carta da schizzi e la carta da spolvero, la seconda è la carta da lucido e il poliestere.
http://w3.uniroma1.it/sdr_corsoa/lezioni/Chiavoni/Materiali_...

Found a lot of discussion about the term online but no consensus. Could this be translated as drafting paper?
Maria Fokin
Italy
Local time: 11:29
translucent sketching paper
Explanation:
architects (I'm one) call this "detail paper".

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Note added at 33 mins (2014-10-29 12:25:04 GMT)
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Here's an example of it. It's still widely used today.

http://www.londongraphics.co.uk/products/Graphic-Supplies/Bo...

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Note added at 44 mins (2014-10-29 12:36:14 GMT)
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Re your note: I use "carta da spolvero" every day. I have a roll of it right here in front of me. I know what it is. Ask any Italian architect what "carta da spolvero" is.

But if the people at La Sapienza think something different, I have no idea what it might be.

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Tom in London
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Local time: 10:29
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Thank you, Tom!
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translucent sketching paper


Explanation:
architects (I'm one) call this "detail paper".

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Note added at 33 mins (2014-10-29 12:25:04 GMT)
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Here's an example of it. It's still widely used today.

http://www.londongraphics.co.uk/products/Graphic-Supplies/Bo...

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Note added at 44 mins (2014-10-29 12:36:14 GMT)
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Re your note: I use "carta da spolvero" every day. I have a roll of it right here in front of me. I know what it is. Ask any Italian architect what "carta da spolvero" is.

But if the people at La Sapienza think something different, I have no idea what it might be.



Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 177
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Thank you, Tom!
Notes to answerer
Asker: But Tom, it's not translucent, it's opaque... at least according to La Sapienza

Asker: Ok, no offence intended. I have never used it personally but I have been reading a lot of contradictory information that's confusing me and La Sapienza seemed like a reliable source.


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agree  P.L.F. Persio: note for asker: Maria, you can trust Tom 100%.
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    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/art_arts_crafts...
philgoddard
United States
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PRO pts in category: 119
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you, I have seen that question but it doesn't help me much. I can't just say white paper nor can I go into a long explanation, especially since this paper was not and is not used exclusively to transfer images (in spite of the name).

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