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Italian to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary | ||||
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4 | oculus |
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4 | oculus/round window |
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2 | Centre |
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Centre Explanation: Just a guess... assuming oculo is something to do with ocular, i.e. eye self |
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oculus Explanation: diz. Picchi oculo nm (archit) *oculus. diz. di architettura: OCULO = Finestra di forma circolare. |
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oculus/round window Explanation: A painted round or oval artificial window, in which details of people or animals are painted on to a background of sky. It was introduced in Roman times and was adopted by some late-Renaissance artists (Mantegna and Correggio) as a way to create the illusion of larger and brighter rooms http://www.televisual.it/uffizi/window.html Oculus Oc"u*lus (?), n.; pl. Oculi (#). [L., an eye.] 1. An eye; (Bot.) a leaf bud. 2. (Arch.) A round window, usually a small one. Webster http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.page.sh?PAGE=996 rose window The rose window is one of the most beautiful and characteristic features of medieval architecture, especially of the French Gothic, in which it achieved its most perfect development. Its origin is to be found in the Roman oculus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15653a.htm Usare la soluzione dotta e architettonica oppure "round window" dipende interamente dal tuo contesto saluti paola l m |
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