[rollei_list] Re: OT: Latin sacred art terms needed
- From: Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:52:53 -0400
At 06:21 AM 4/29/2010, CarlosMFreaza wrote:
>The "retable" or "retablo" in Spanish or " retro tabularum" in Latin,
>built as Triptych, has some specific terms to design its parts. I know
>the Spanish names for these parts, but you could guess that these
>names come form the Latin pretty directly. The vertical panels are
>called "calles" (streets), they are part of the "cuerpo del retablo"
>(retable body), the central panel or "calle central" (central street)
>has three main divisions with vertical development, "1º piso, 2º piso
>y "Ático" (first and second floor and attic). The lateral panels are
>called "calles laterales" (lateral streets), BTW they could also be
>called "left and right street" sometimes there are smaller vertical
>divisions between the "streets", they are called "Entrecalles". The
>retable basis is called "banco" or "bench". The retable has a complex
>structure beyond the three panels and there are more parts with other
>names, the "retablo" has special significance for the Spanish sacred
>art and there are other minor parts names like "Casa" (house),
>"sotobanco" (under the bench).
>This is a "retablo" plan (scrolling the page):
>http://cvc.cervantes.es/actcult/art_reli/retablos/glosario.htm
Gads, sir, your Latin is quite degenerate and
shows unfortunate traces of a Celtic influence,
topped with some Visigoth. Can you do no better? <he grins very broadly>
Vale, amice!
Marc
msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
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