итальянский карандаш

English translation: black chalk

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Russian term or phrase:итальянский карандаш
English translation:black chalk
Entered by: Tanami

19:50 Apr 25, 2010
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / материалы и инструменты
Russian term or phrase: итальянский карандаш
Варианты из сети - italian pencil(?), progresso pencil - но хотелось бы мнений экспертов. Спасибо.
Tanami
black chalk
Explanation:
I'm not an art expert, but using Google I found these references (some of them indirect, via French to English):

"рисунок итальянским карандашом -
dessin à la pierre noire, dessin à la pierre d'Italie"
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1704802

"pierre d'Italie" => "black chalk"
Elsevier's Dictionary of Art History Terms/ Elsevier's Dictionnaire des...
http://books.google.com/books?id=KYCVHP3E6D4C&pg=PA164&lpg=P...


"ИТАЛЬЯНСКИЙ КАРАНДАШ — черный стержень для рисования; при надлежит к инструментам, которые дают мягкую красочную линию (уголь, сангина) и придают рисунку живопис ность. И. к. известен с кон. 14 в.; вна чале использовался минерал — гли нистый сланец черного цвета с серо ватым оттенком («черный мел»)..."
http://www.rah.ru/content/ru/main_menu_ru/section-science_ac...

"черный мел" => "black chalk"

"Black Chalk ... Черный мел"
http://artservice.ru/rus/catalog/pencils.htm

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Donald Scott Alexander
Local time: 19:52
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3 +2black chalk
Donald Scott Alexander
3 +1italian pencil
Maria Fokin


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black chalk


Explanation:
I'm not an art expert, but using Google I found these references (some of them indirect, via French to English):

"рисунок итальянским карандашом -
dessin à la pierre noire, dessin à la pierre d'Italie"
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1704802

"pierre d'Italie" => "black chalk"
Elsevier's Dictionary of Art History Terms/ Elsevier's Dictionnaire des...
http://books.google.com/books?id=KYCVHP3E6D4C&pg=PA164&lpg=P...


"ИТАЛЬЯНСКИЙ КАРАНДАШ — черный стержень для рисования; при надлежит к инструментам, которые дают мягкую красочную линию (уголь, сангина) и придают рисунку живопис ность. И. к. известен с кон. 14 в.; вна чале использовался минерал — гли нистый сланец черного цвета с серо ватым оттенком («черный мел»)..."
http://www.rah.ru/content/ru/main_menu_ru/section-science_ac...

"черный мел" => "black chalk"

"Black Chalk ... Черный мел"
http://artservice.ru/rus/catalog/pencils.htm



Donald Scott Alexander
Local time: 19:52
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Убедили! Спасибо.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simon Hollingsworth: I was thinking of 'slate pencil' until my research gave me this: http://www.myasnikov.net/page57.html#bookmark18
50 mins

agree  Victoria Lubashenko
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
italian pencil


Explanation:
but not progresso pencil - these are graphite

http://books.google.it/books?ei=5qbUS4qINYSF-Qa79OG5DA&ct=re...

although similar to black chalk, i don't think they are the same thing..

He drew sketches on paper with either Italian pencil or black chalk.
http://www.thescopes.org/art/articles/03_149_Stupples_11_08....



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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-25 21:55:31 GMT)
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interesting link:

Italian pencil
Is there any company out there that still produces them?

Been searching the web for hours but nothing. All I can find is some beautiful pics from old masters who have used it (i belive italian pencil is the same as french pencil)
http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=331033

Maria Fokin
Italy
Local time: 20:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8

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