Nov 21, 2006 13:57
17 yrs ago
German term
gerasterte Fensterscheibe
German to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Die dem Betrachter zugewandte, gerasterte Fensterscheibe erscheint zunächst wie ein Spiegel, der das Gesicht der Frau reflektiert.
This is almost more an English question than a translation question: The sentence appears in a description of a Vermeer painting, "Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window" http://www.zwaluw.net/visitdelft/fotos/vermeer/fotos/07-girl...
The translations for gerastert I was able to find, screened or grated, do not seem to apply here. What is the term for a window such as the one appearing in this painting? Thanks in advance!
This is almost more an English question than a translation question: The sentence appears in a description of a Vermeer painting, "Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window" http://www.zwaluw.net/visitdelft/fotos/vermeer/fotos/07-girl...
The translations for gerastert I was able to find, screened or grated, do not seem to apply here. What is the term for a window such as the one appearing in this painting? Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | grid window (pane) |
Steffen Walter
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| 3 +4 | lattice window |
Henry Schroeder
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| 4 +1 | leaded window |
Mels Dees
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| 3 | diamond-pane window |
Kim Metzger
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Proposed translations
14 mins
Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
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Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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31
Selected
grid window (pane)
"gerastert" means that the window shows a grid pattern.
See images:
http://www.legacywoodworks.net/La Punta Norte/Grid-Window.jp...
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/style_and_design/abs...
http://www.clarkadams.com/door10.html (page heading "close up of sliding grid window with beveled glass")
See images:
http://www.legacywoodworks.net/La Punta Norte/Grid-Window.jp...
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/style_and_design/abs...
http://www.clarkadams.com/door10.html (page heading "close up of sliding grid window with beveled glass")
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Although I like lattice window very much, and it is more common than the answer I've chosen, the author goes on (I just discovered this) to make a point about the grid ("Die Bleiverglasung des Fensters assoziiert das Raster, mit dessen Hilfe seit der Renaissance der menschliche Körper exakt konstruiert werden sollte.") I have chosen grid for this reason. Thanks very much to all of you for your efforts and helpful links."
+1
3 mins
leaded window
it's the traditional Dutch Renaissance window style...
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Note added at 14 mins (2006-11-21 14:11:57 GMT)
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in that case, you could use **grid**
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Note added at 14 mins (2006-11-21 14:11:57 GMT)
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in that case, you could use **grid**
Note from asker:
| Thanks-but I've already used leaded as a translation of bleiverglast in the description, this sentence is emphasizing the separate plates of glass in the window... |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Francis Lee (X)
: Of course it's a leaded window, but this completely fails to address the "gerastert" design.
8 mins
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| agree |
Stephen Reader
: If it doesn't have to be a single specific term: the window with its grid of lead.
4 hrs
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| agree |
Jeanette Phillips
: or leaded lights
1 day 1 hr
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15 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
80
diamond-pane window
Leadlight is the term used for decorative windows made of small sections of glass supported in lead cames. The technique of creating windows using glass and lead came is discussed at lead came and copper foil glasswork. The term leadlight could be used to describe all windows in which the glass is supported by lead but a distinction is usually made between stained glass windows and leadlights, the former being associated with fine architecture and the latter with vernacular commercial and domestic architecture and defined by its simplicity.
Domestic interior by Jan Vermeer showing a leadlight casement window.
15th-17th centuries
During this period large sheets of glass were very expensive. Domestic windows were generally small and were made of crown glass which has a characteristic rippled surface. The irregular glinting surface of diamond-pane windows is a distinctive feature of old European houses. The diamond (or more correctly, lozenge) shape of the panes gave greater stability than square-cut straight-set panes and hence are more common. In grander houses, the windows often contain small painted panes or stained glass panels containing heraldic emblems and coats of arms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadlight
Domestic interior by Jan Vermeer showing a leadlight casement window.
15th-17th centuries
During this period large sheets of glass were very expensive. Domestic windows were generally small and were made of crown glass which has a characteristic rippled surface. The irregular glinting surface of diamond-pane windows is a distinctive feature of old European houses. The diamond (or more correctly, lozenge) shape of the panes gave greater stability than square-cut straight-set panes and hence are more common. In grander houses, the windows often contain small painted panes or stained glass panels containing heraldic emblems and coats of arms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadlight
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Stephen Reader
: Neutral despite absol. spot-on sources - 'cause the panes are mostly not lozenges but rectangles
4 hrs
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Yes, I glanced at a few Vermeer windows and also came to that conclusion.
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+4
9 mins
Henry Schroeder
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
20 years of experience, certified, ATA
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
60
lattice window
http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:bbnLyGpICWQJ:freenet.bu...
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-11-21 14:08:01 GMT)
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http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:gRrikX-4oG0J:www.fotose...
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-11-21 14:09:22 GMT)
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"LatticeD window" also appears to be possible and receives a lot of google hits: http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:N3fKuflcSrgJ:www.edinph...
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Note added at 15 mins (2006-11-21 14:12:47 GMT)
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Here, finally, is a whole series of different ones: http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:yW-GqFUwTckJ:www.shensg...
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Note added at 18 mins (2006-11-21 14:16:26 GMT)
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Thackery uses just the word "lattice" in Vanity Fair, though with a footnote: http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1853260193&id=HZn7ZvWy...
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Note added at 20 mins (2006-11-21 14:18:27 GMT)
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And finally it appears in the literature of all literature: James Joyce's ULYSSES: http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0192834649&id=WVofz29H...
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-11-21 14:08:01 GMT)
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http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:gRrikX-4oG0J:www.fotose...
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-11-21 14:09:22 GMT)
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"LatticeD window" also appears to be possible and receives a lot of google hits: http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:N3fKuflcSrgJ:www.edinph...
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Note added at 15 mins (2006-11-21 14:12:47 GMT)
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Here, finally, is a whole series of different ones: http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:yW-GqFUwTckJ:www.shensg...
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Note added at 18 mins (2006-11-21 14:16:26 GMT)
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Thackery uses just the word "lattice" in Vanity Fair, though with a footnote: http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1853260193&id=HZn7ZvWy...
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Note added at 20 mins (2006-11-21 14:18:27 GMT)
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And finally it appears in the literature of all literature: James Joyce's ULYSSES: http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0192834649&id=WVofz29H...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Fabio Descalzi
1 min
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
: "lattice(d) window" seems commoner than "grid window".
6 mins
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| agree |
David Moore (X)
58 mins
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| agree |
Kim Metzger
: Lattice is more neutral than diamond-pane. The lights could also be rectangular.
8 hrs
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