Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
siela
English translation:
small flat disc/disk
Added to glossary by
Maria Burnett
Dec 7, 2022 19:23
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Italian term
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siela
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Il calice in questione è composto da un piede sagomato a tromba, liscio all'orlo, mentre il fusto è formato da un groppo con mascheroni leonini impressi a stampo, compreso tra una siela ed un avolio.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | small flat disc/disk |
martini
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| 4 | star |
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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| 3 | narrow joining piece |
Shera Lyn Parpia
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References
| More definitions |
Marco Solinas
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Proposed translations
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small flat disc/disk
SIEA (written siela) (sēeä) (see-EH-yah)
In English: glass disk (sometime called Maria in the scientific
glassblowing world) It is a small disk that sometimes is placed between the cup and the stem or the foot and the stem of a goblet. Sometimes it is also placed in the middle of the stem by itself or in the company of many other
https://www.conciatore.org/p/glass-lexicon.html
In English: glass disk (sometime called Maria in the scientific
glassblowing world) It is a small disk that sometimes is placed between the cup and the stem or the foot and the stem of a goblet. Sometimes it is also placed in the middle of the stem by itself or in the company of many other
https://www.conciatore.org/p/glass-lexicon.html
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Italian term (edited):
stella
star
I think that it is a typo. It might be "stella," given the context.
13 hrs
Shera Lyn Parpia
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narrow joining piece
I would just say siela and put the explanation in parentheses
https://www.carlodona.com/en/glossary/
SIÈLA – A small narrow piece of glass used to separate one glass section from another; similar to thè AVOLIO.
https://www.carlodona.com/en/glossary/
SIÈLA – A small narrow piece of glass used to separate one glass section from another; similar to thè AVOLIO.
Reference comments
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Marco Solinas
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More definitions
This site gives definitions for "avolio" and "siela". In this case, the definitions are in English: https://www.carlodona.com/en/glossary/
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-12-07 21:38:31 GMT)
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See also https://ancientglass.wordpress.com/technical-question-about-...
"disk", "ring" or something similar may approximate the meaning. I would leave the terms in Italian and provide a brief explanation based on the definitions above.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-12-07 21:38:31 GMT)
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See also https://ancientglass.wordpress.com/technical-question-about-...
"disk", "ring" or something similar may approximate the meaning. I would leave the terms in Italian and provide a brief explanation based on the definitions above.
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