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madonnaskåp

English translation: madonna niche

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Swedish term or phrase:madonnaskåp
English translation:madonna niche
Entered by: Karen Goulding

14:30 Jul 17, 2006
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / church art
Swedish term or phrase: madonnaskåp
Appears in a description of Sorunda church in Södermanland on a tourist website I'm translating:

I kyrkan finns också ett madonnaskåp av Herman Rodes verkstad i Lübeck, troligen från 1480-talet.
Karen Goulding
Local time: 13:27
madonna niche
Explanation:
Considering Sweden was Catholic at the time, I would prefer madonna niche. Catholic churches are filled with niches for saints. Shrine, on the other hand, is very broad, and often includes entire churches or outdoor places of worship
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Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 08:27
Grading comment
I like this one - thanks, Larry!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2Madonna shrine
Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
4 +1madonna cabinet
George Hopkins
4madonna niche
Larry Abramson


Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Madonna shrine


Explanation:
I think it should be that. Cfr. http://www.vitterhetsakad.se/fornvannen/articles/20050304.ht...

Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
Germany
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  F Schultze (X): I believe this may be as close as you can get.
14 mins
  -> Tak, Flemming!
agree  Nina Engberg
6 hrs
  -> Tack, Nina!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
madonna niche


Explanation:
Considering Sweden was Catholic at the time, I would prefer madonna niche. Catholic churches are filled with niches for saints. Shrine, on the other hand, is very broad, and often includes entire churches or outdoor places of worship

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 08:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I like this one - thanks, Larry!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
madonna cabinet


Explanation:
Or Madonna cabinet. Ie, capital letter.

George Hopkins
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble: 15th century madonna cabinet, medieval sculptures, paintings from the late Middle Ages, retable from 1752. Upplands ... www.uppland.nu/en/DynPage.aspx?id=11246&fmid=1713
12 hrs
  -> Thank you Michele.
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