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banchi con postergali

English translation: back

09:21 Oct 19, 2002
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Italian term or phrase: banchi con postergali
I'm a tad confused about these "postergali".
The reference is to woodwork done in the 1400s and it says that the artist did "la monumental spalliera del trubnale e i banchi con i postergali per gli iscritti all'Arte disposti lungo l'intero perimetro della sala".

I thought the postergale was as sort of chairback, but how does it differ from the spalliera?
TIA

The sentence is "
Catherine Bolton
Local time: 14:40
English translation:back
Explanation:
It's still a back, but of the kind you find on a choir-stall (ie flush against the wall), rather than a free-standing chairback.

Here's a more detailed description:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14243a.htm

Cheers,

Giles
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Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 14:40
Grading comment
Sounded logical to me too -- a back's a back! But thanks for the link, which was quite good. And thanks to Cristina for the etymology.
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Giles Watson
5chairback
Cristina Giannetti


  

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chairback


Explanation:
Un postergale è una spalliera, uno schienale. Utilizzato in contesti per così dire più "elevati": il postergale del trono, del seggio papale MA... lo schienale della sedia. Questa è la differenza.
Postergale dalla locuzione latina: post tergum, dietro le spalle.

Cristina Giannetti
Local time: 14:40
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 369
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
back


Explanation:
It's still a back, but of the kind you find on a choir-stall (ie flush against the wall), rather than a free-standing chairback.

Here's a more detailed description:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14243a.htm

Cheers,

Giles

Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 14:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1740
Grading comment
Sounded logical to me too -- a back's a back! But thanks for the link, which was quite good. And thanks to Cristina for the etymology.

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