Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
carta da spolvero
English translation:
translucent sketching paper
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Tom in London
Oct 29, 2014 11:51
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Italian term
carta da spolvero
Italian to English
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Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
artistic media, paper
description of a drawing (of which I have no image and was not able to find one online) completed 1876
matita e biacca su carta da spolvero
first instinct would be to translate as "tracing paper" or "pounce paper" but that would be wrong since the paper is not semi-transparent.
Il primo materiale da conoscere è il supporto su cui disegnare, cioè la carta. Bisogna distinguere tra carta opaca e carta trasparente; la prima è la carta da schizzi e la carta da spolvero, la seconda è la carta da lucido e il poliestere.
http://w3.uniroma1.it/sdr_corsoa/lezioni/Chiavoni/Materiali_...
Found a lot of discussion about the term online but no consensus. Could this be translated as drafting paper?
matita e biacca su carta da spolvero
first instinct would be to translate as "tracing paper" or "pounce paper" but that would be wrong since the paper is not semi-transparent.
Il primo materiale da conoscere è il supporto su cui disegnare, cioè la carta. Bisogna distinguere tra carta opaca e carta trasparente; la prima è la carta da schizzi e la carta da spolvero, la seconda è la carta da lucido e il poliestere.
http://w3.uniroma1.it/sdr_corsoa/lezioni/Chiavoni/Materiali_...
Found a lot of discussion about the term online but no consensus. Could this be translated as drafting paper?
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| 3 +1 | translucent sketching paper |
Tom in London
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Oct 31, 2014 08:59: Tom in London Created KOG entry
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translucent sketching paper
architects (I'm one) call this "detail paper".
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Note added at 33 mins (2014-10-29 12:25:04 GMT)
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Here's an example of it. It's still widely used today.
http://www.londongraphics.co.uk/products/Graphic-Supplies/Bo...
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Note added at 44 mins (2014-10-29 12:36:14 GMT)
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Re your note: I use "carta da spolvero" every day. I have a roll of it right here in front of me. I know what it is. Ask any Italian architect what "carta da spolvero" is.
But if the people at La Sapienza think something different, I have no idea what it might be.
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Note added at 33 mins (2014-10-29 12:25:04 GMT)
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Here's an example of it. It's still widely used today.
http://www.londongraphics.co.uk/products/Graphic-Supplies/Bo...
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Note added at 44 mins (2014-10-29 12:36:14 GMT)
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Re your note: I use "carta da spolvero" every day. I have a roll of it right here in front of me. I know what it is. Ask any Italian architect what "carta da spolvero" is.
But if the people at La Sapienza think something different, I have no idea what it might be.
Note from asker:
| But Tom, it's not translucent, it's opaque... at least according to La Sapienza |
| Ok, no offence intended. I have never used it personally but I have been reading a lot of contradictory information that's confusing me and La Sapienza seemed like a reliable source. |
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Comment: "Thank you, Tom!"
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Note from asker:
| Thank you, I have seen that question but it doesn't help me much. I can't just say white paper nor can I go into a long explanation, especially since this paper was not and is not used exclusively to transfer images (in spite of the name). |
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