crociera da cui si aprivano

English translation: crossing and

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Italian term or phrase:	crociera da cui si aprivano
English translation:	crossing and
Entered by:	Fiona Grace Peterson

15:46 Apr 14, 2016

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Italian term or phrase: crociera da cui si aprivano

This comes from a novel, set in Rome in 1600. It describes a church that was already falling into disuse in the novel, so I presume it no longer exists (Chiesa di San Tommaso e San Giovanni dei Librai).

Can "crociera" be translated as "cross vaults" or "cross-vaulted" in this context? Any help rendering the part in asterisks in "architect speak" would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance"

"Al posto della consueta navata, l’intero spazio si risolveva in una minuta ***crociera da cui si aprivano*** tre transetti laterali tronchi, ognuno dei quali dava spazio solamente a quattro file di banchi."

Fiona Grace Peterson KudoZ activity Questions: 484 (2 open) (6 without valid answers) (24 closed without grading) Answers: 1094 Italy
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crossing and

Explanation:
Crociera means crossing, the intersection of the arms of the transept. If you look at the diagram in either of my references, you'll see what it means.

"Da cui si aprivano" means "from which opened out", but I think you could simply say "and" or "with".

"La crociera è una porzione di spazio definita dall'incrocio della navata centrale e del transetto che si trova nelle chiese in pianta a croce latina o greca."

"A crossing, in ecclesiastical architecture, is the junction of the four arms of a cruciform (cross-shaped) church."

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So "a tiny crossing and three short/truncated lateral transepts".

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philgoddard
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Thank you Phil and Chanan, and to everyone for your input!! Much appreciated always :-)
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crossing and

philgoddard

cross plan, cruciform plan

ChananZass

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Barbara Carrara

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18 mins confidence:

cross plan, cruciform plan

Explanation:
I'd take a close look at the link below, dealing with types of transepts.
I assume the plan described in the novel is a Latin-cross plan with "arms" crossing the nave.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transept

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crossing and

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Thank you Phil and Chanan, and to everyone for your input!! Much appreciated always :-)

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34 mins peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: Reference Info

Reference information:
"[...] S.Barbara fu restaurata la prima volta nel 1306 ma fu nel 1601, quando venne affidata da papa Clemente VIII all'Università dei Librari, che le furono aggiunti il predicato "dei Librari" ed il titolo di S.Tommaso d'Aquino e S.Giovanni di Dio, protettori della categoria.[...]"
http://www.romasegreta.it/parione/s-barbara-ai-librari.html

More info, plan and pics,
http://tinyurl.com/j5qfanr

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Pleasure, Fiona!

Barbara Carrara
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Asker: Thank you so much Barbara, extremely helpful!!

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