enluminures

English translation: illuminations

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French term or phrase:enluminures
English translation:illuminations
Entered by: kashew

15:40 Nov 9, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: enluminures
Hello,

I am translating a news article about a new postage stamp issue in Monaco and have doubts about the meaning of "enluminures." The complete phrase is "Feuille de 6 timbres-poste avec enluminures."

I have found a reference to Monaco stamps with "illuminations," but it sounds very odd. I thought of "highlights" but cannot see any evidence of highlights. Could it just mean "illustrations," I wonder?

Any stamp experts out there?

Thank you in advance.
Jane Golding
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:29
illuminations
Explanation:
http://www.oetp-monaco.com/index.php?route=product/product&p...
for bilingual confirmation

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Note added at 6 heures (2012-11-09 21:46:21 GMT)
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Or decorated borders.
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kashew
France
Local time: 00:29
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Thank you for your help. I have chosen "illuminations" because it occurs repeatedly on the Stamp Issuing Office's web site and is used in connection with this particular stamp. I'm still not convinced it is the right word, though!
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4 +1illustration
Caroline N.
5 -1illuminations
kashew


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illustration


Explanation:
i think "illumination" will not be appropriate here because you are dealing with stamps.a synonym in this context for the word could be "illustration" because stamps have to carry some illustrations on them to better identify its owner or purpose.And the origin of this word in French states that in the dark ages people from the Middle East used paiting to better highlight their illustrations or images on walls.So your stamp ink helps illuminate your illustration,logo or whatever it is that is designed on your stamped to be better seen

Caroline N.
Canada
Local time: 18:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne R
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
illuminations


Explanation:
http://www.oetp-monaco.com/index.php?route=product/product&p...
for bilingual confirmation

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Note added at 6 heures (2012-11-09 21:46:21 GMT)
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Or decorated borders.

kashew
France
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you for your help. I have chosen "illuminations" because it occurs repeatedly on the Stamp Issuing Office's web site and is used in connection with this particular stamp. I'm still not convinced it is the right word, though!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: That's what it says of course, though the site you've found is a translated one; however, looking at the actual stamps, I can see nothing that looks remotely like 'illuminations' to me, so I can't help feeling this is specialist jargon in the field.
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  -> Would you prefer "decorated borders"?
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