Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
a filo e compasso
English translation:
geometric precision
Added to glossary by
carly kelly
Jun 28, 2009 23:39
15 yrs ago
Italian term
fare a filo e compasso
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gardens
"Nel disegno, nell’area indicata come paesistico, compare quasi tutto il repertorio del giardino romantico secondo i precetti divulgati, tra gli altri, da X e Y agli inizi del XIX secolo: presenza dell’acqua, andamenti ricurvi, larghi spazi e ineguaglianze, viali per nulla lunghi e rettilinei, regolari compartimenti e piantagioni **fatte a filo e compasso**. "
It has been suggested to me that fatte a filo e compasso means "con una suddivisione molto precisa". Maybe someone could confirm this for me...
It has been suggested to me that fatte a filo e compasso means "con una suddivisione molto precisa". Maybe someone could confirm this for me...
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geometric precision
Brief account of landscape garden design, the English revolt against formality ... to a layout that has the kind of ***geometric precision*** discussed on Page 1. ... But the geometric style, or what is better known as "formal garden design ...
landscaping.about.com/cs/history/a/design_history_2.htm
Divided by parallel and perpendicular paths and allees, these individual gardens fit with ***geometric precision*** into the framework of a right triangle. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=1570030049... -
landscaping.about.com/cs/history/a/design_history_2.htm
Divided by parallel and perpendicular paths and allees, these individual gardens fit with ***geometric precision*** into the framework of a right triangle. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=1570030049... -
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