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08:04 Feb 5, 2008
Czech to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Czech term or phrase:okenní ostění
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Zachovaly se i renesanční vstupní portály, okenní ostění a ve východním křídle zámku i rozsáhlé klenuté sklepy
Explanation: OED: 2. Arch. Each of the side posts of a doorway, window, or chimney-piece, upon which rests the lintel; a cheek; esp., in popular use, (pl.) the stone sides or cheeks of a fire-place.
Thanks for answering and mainly for waiting. I had to get together with a friend who restores churches and paintings, with a pretty darn good background in this stuff...Based on his explanation, I believe this (window) jamb to be the most accurate, but I am still reluctant to add it to the glossary. I can see it was quite a hot potato. 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Z toho pro mne plyne, že jamb = ostění, reveal = špaleta nebo slay.
České definice: Technický slovník, Ottův slovník naučný. Zednická příručka.
Pak existují další výrazy jako: jamb lining - obklad ostění, reveal lining = deštění špalety.
Špaleta je část otvoru (oknního nebo dveřního), která zbývá po vystojení otvoru (tj po osazení okna nebo dveří).
Ostění je svislá začištěná část otvoru okenního. Může být rovné, šikmé nebo zalomené.
Reveal is visible part of a jamb in which lies between the glass (or door) and wall.
Slay is the same but diagonally cut. ) Source: Fleming, Honour, Pevsner: Dictionary of architecture
Takže Vás zase poučím o terminologii architektury: Jamb is vertical flank of wall opening to the full thickness of the wall. Definition from John S. Scott: Dictionary of building
OSTENIE, ŠPALETA - zvislé okraje múrov, ktoré vymedzujú okná a dvere; postranné časti otvoru okien a dvier; môžu byť pravouhlé, alebo zošikmené - http://www.hrady.sk/?dic=list&from=75
Pro všechny odpovídající - ostění (oken I dveří) je vlastně vnitví strana otvoru, čili ta zeď, která zbyde a kterou vidíte po osazení (instalaci okna).
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(window) jamb
Explanation: OED: 2. Arch. Each of the side posts of a doorway, window, or chimney-piece, upon which rests the lintel; a cheek; esp., in popular use, (pl.) the stone sides or cheeks of a fire-place.
Iveta Pecinkova Czech Republic Local time: 22:58 Works in field Native speaker of: Czech PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks for answering and mainly for waiting. I had to get together with a friend who restores churches and paintings, with a pretty darn good background in this stuff...Based on his explanation, I believe this (window) jamb to be the most accurate, but I am still reluctant to add it to the glossary. I can see it was quite a hot potato.
Explanation: Given the context, the term seems to refer to window tapering, which is a type of gradual slimming of a bulge or relevant ornate decoration. The window example of tapering is seen in fig. 125 in the second link.
jamb> jambe>jambstone > def. > find in any dictionary...
jambstone - a rock set vertically at the edge of a window or door openings so that it provides the side of the opening > http://www.answers.com/jamb stone
or Websters dictionary or ....
Carter B Horsley - The Upper East Side Book - "The building has a one-story rusticated limestone base and a canopied entrance with a doorman beneath an attractive, rusticated limestone window reveal on the second floor and a very impressive and ornate limestone window reveal on the third floor flanked by female figures"
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