Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Pietra a fasce
English translation:
bands
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Feb 19 13:52
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Italian term
Pietra a fasce
Italian to English
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What's the meaning of "pietra a fasce" in this sentence?
"Il basamento è in pietra a fasce, cui segue un intonaco liscio con una decorazione con foglie di ippocastano."
"Il basamento è in pietra a fasce, cui segue un intonaco liscio con una decorazione con foglie di ippocastano."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | bands |
Tom in London
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| 4 | stone in bands |
Ivana Giuliani
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Proposed translations
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Tom in London
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United Kingdom
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bands
The base is in bands of stone (or "stone bands" if you prefer.)
NOTE "basamento" does not mean "basement"
NOTE "basamento" does not mean "basement"
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Ivana Giuliani
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stone in bands
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Note added at 37 min (2024-02-19 14:29:26 GMT)
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East wall of chancel is of dressed stone in bands, and there is some banding also to the north wall, which also contains some ashlar work and is very irregular ...
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1...
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Note added at 38 min (2024-02-19 14:30:36 GMT)
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A side corridor, with windowed recesses. The corridors, like those on the first floor, are "[r]ib-vaulted polychromatically in stone in bands of two contrasting colours,
https://victorianweb.org/art/architecture/waterhouse/15.html
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Note added at 37 min (2024-02-19 14:29:26 GMT)
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East wall of chancel is of dressed stone in bands, and there is some banding also to the north wall, which also contains some ashlar work and is very irregular ...
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1...
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Note added at 38 min (2024-02-19 14:30:36 GMT)
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A side corridor, with windowed recesses. The corridors, like those on the first floor, are "[r]ib-vaulted polychromatically in stone in bands of two contrasting colours,
https://victorianweb.org/art/architecture/waterhouse/15.html
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