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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

accoltellato di pietra e mattoni

English translation:

soldier course of stones and bricks / stones and bricks soldier course

Added to glossary by Isabelle Johnson
Sep 18, 2020 13:39
3 yrs ago
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Italian term

accoltellato di pietra e mattoni

Italian to English Art/Literary Architecture
Dalla loggetta si scorge in basso il Cortile d’Onore la cui pavimentazione in accoltellato di pietra e mattoni comunica elementi decorativi e simbolici assieme.
From a description of Sassocorvaro castle.
I can't find a suitable translation for this. I've found 'edge block'' which doesn't seem right and some suggestions that it might be similar to cobbled but I'd like to hear from anyone better informed on the subject.
Proposed translations (English)
4 soldier course of stones and bricks / stones and bricks soldier course

Discussion

Emmanuella Sep 18, 2020:
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian-to-english/construction-c...
Isabelle Johnson (asker) Sep 18, 2020:
Yes That's an option. Thanks Marco.
Marco Solinas Sep 18, 2020:
To Asker I would just say something like "...whose floor [or paving], made of stones or bricks laid on edge..."
Isabelle Johnson (asker) Sep 18, 2020:
Yes, I've seen this sort of thing but it seems to be a pavement edge rather than the main body of a stone and brick floor.
Marco Solinas Sep 18, 2020:
To Asker This seems to refer to a single course: https://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian-to-english/construction-c...
Isabelle Johnson (asker) Sep 18, 2020:
Hello Emmanuella This link doesn't seem to work
Emmanuella Sep 18, 2020:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...
Isabelle Johnson (asker) Sep 18, 2020:
Or also stone edge...
Isabelle Johnson (asker) Sep 18, 2020:
Thanks Marco I'd missed that actually. So it looks like edge block may be right then.
Marco Solinas Sep 18, 2020:
To Asker I am sure you have seen this description of "accoltellato". https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/accoltellato/ . It means that the floor is made of bricks or stones laid edgewise rather than flat on thei largest surface.

Proposed translations

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soldier course of stones and bricks / stones and bricks soldier course

"accoltellata di mattoni" is simply "mattoni posti a coltello"

Italian reference – look for "coltello"
http://www.architetturadipietra.it/wp/wp-content/uploads/201...

English references
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/7b/d1/90/7bd19048b227c62186c54ab31...
https://brickmailbox.net/images/brick-masonry-terms/masonry-...
https://miro.medium.com/max/422/1*K8PKuBOmyv2x1botuaMMew.png
https://wecivilengineers.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/brick-b...

Bye


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Note added at 1 day 8 hrs (2020-09-19 22:07:19 GMT)
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That is called "soldier course" because it looks like a soldiers in line, hence the name.

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Note added at 2 days 7 hrs (2020-09-20 21:26:22 GMT)
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"Tipo di muratura di mattoni in cui i singoli elementi sono posti di coltello"
https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/accoltellato/
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