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appareillage en bossage à rainures

English translation: rustic work; rusticated masonry; rustication

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French term or phrase:appareillage en bossage à rainures
English translation:rustic work; rusticated masonry; rustication
Entered by: Carol Gullidge

14:01 Jul 29, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture / description of a Parisian building
French term or phrase: appareillage en bossage à rainures
Le bâtiment verra le jour dans un style néo-classique avec un *******appareillage en bossage à rainures******* (portique à colonnes, œil-de-bœuf, arc en plein cintre).

________

The few glossary entries, etc, that I can find give "bond" for "appareillage", but I'm afraid this leaves me none the wiser.

It would be great if anyone could confirm whether this is a suitable term in this context, or whether there's something more appropriate for a general public with no presumed prior knowledge of specialist building terms.

The text is a guide to Paris - generally not too highbrow - and this passage is in the section on suggested walks around Paris.

Obviously, I'm not looking to avoid "proper" terminology, but if there is a fairly widely-understood architectural term in English, that would be ideal.

Any help would be much appreciated - many thanks!
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:27
rustic work/ rusticated masonry
Explanation:
or rustication are the usual terms for "appareillage en bossage"

Elsevier's Dictionary of Art History Terms gives 'rustic work'

It means that the masonry stands out against pronounced grooves.

For your text I think "rusticated masonry" might be understood. You don't need to mention the grooves, as that is part of what rusticated means.

Some refs:

"Rusticated
Masonry cut in large blocks separated by deep joints, used to give a bold, exaggerated look to the lower part of an exterior wall, or to frame a door or window ... "

http://en.mimi.hu/architecture/rusticated.html

"In classical architecture inventiveness went to extraordinary extremes. Wealth was displayed by delighting the eye with labour intensive decoration."

"In 'Rustication' The surface of the stone projects beyond the wall face, and the back of the 'rustication', which may be a 'V' groove or a straight sinking represents the wall line. Some text books state that rusticated stone should also have a roughened surface. "

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Evans (X)
Local time: 04:27
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thanks so much Gilla - this was a tremendous help!
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4 +3rustic work/ rusticated masonry
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rustic work/ rusticated masonry


Explanation:
or rustication are the usual terms for "appareillage en bossage"

Elsevier's Dictionary of Art History Terms gives 'rustic work'

It means that the masonry stands out against pronounced grooves.

For your text I think "rusticated masonry" might be understood. You don't need to mention the grooves, as that is part of what rusticated means.

Some refs:

"Rusticated
Masonry cut in large blocks separated by deep joints, used to give a bold, exaggerated look to the lower part of an exterior wall, or to frame a door or window ... "

http://en.mimi.hu/architecture/rusticated.html

"In classical architecture inventiveness went to extraordinary extremes. Wealth was displayed by delighting the eye with labour intensive decoration."

"In 'Rustication' The surface of the stone projects beyond the wall face, and the back of the 'rustication', which may be a 'V' groove or a straight sinking represents the wall line. Some text books state that rusticated stone should also have a roughened surface. "



Evans (X)
Local time: 04:27
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thanks so much Gilla - this was a tremendous help!
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Asker: thanks so much Gilla for this! Sorry about the delay in responding, but this is about the 6th attempt over the last few hours! I'm currently using a dongle in the remotest reaches of Outer Menorca, where the connection is tenuous at the best of times! On top of that, my subscription runs out tomorrow, and it uncannily seems to have realised this...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Hall
21 mins
  -> cheers, Chris
agree  Christopher Crockett: Yes, I would think that "rustication" would definitely imply some sort of "roughened" surface (perhaps an oxymoronic chaotic "pattern"), even more than surface projection or empahsized joinery.
55 mins
  -> thanks, Christopher, that is certainly often the case.
agree  B D Finch
18 hrs
  -> thank you!
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