[rollei_list] Re: OT: Latin sacred art terms needed
- From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:13:50 -0300
You are good linguist Marc, Castilian received influences from the
different peoples that invaded Spain, f.e. "calle" (street) comes from
the Latin "callis", but "banco" (bench) has germanic origin.
All the best
Carlos
2010/4/29 Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 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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