See figs. 226, 249, 254, 278, 281, 550.
Act of using a chisel and hammer to remove metal. With each strike of the hammer the tool jumps, often leaving a visible “step.” Chiseling may be part of either or .
Note: This term is sometimes incorrectly used to define all steps to remove metal as well as to compress it (actions that should be referred to as “chasing”). This is an inaccuracy possibly stemming from the French term ciselure (which translates to “chaser,” not “chiseler”).
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Sources
Cultural Heritage: Frel, Jiří. 1982. The Getty Bronze. Malibu, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum., 13
General Dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chiseling [definition 1]
To Be Distinguished From
- chasing
Translations
French:
travail au ciseau
Pour la sculpture en bronze, le terme anglais « chiseling » désigne tout travail réalisé avec un ciseau pour couper le métal, à la fois lors de la (correspondrait alors principalement à l’ébarbage, voir Grandpierre and Dargent. 1862. “Fondeurs en cuivre.” In Rapport des délégués des ouvriers parisiens à l’Exposition de Londres en 1862 publiés par la Commission ouvrière, 269–98. Paris: Chez M. Chabaud, président de la Commission ouvrière, 34 rue Dauphine et chez MM. Wanschooten, Grandpierre et Dargent, membres de la Commision. http://cnum.cnam.fr/CGI/fpage.cgi?8XAE135/283/100/902/0/0., 275; Baudry, Marie Thérèse, and Dominique Bozo. 1978. La sculpture: Méthode et vocabulaire. Principes d’analyse scientifique. Paris: Impr. nationale., 633) et la . Il n’existe a priori pas de traduction directe en français, si ce n’est « travail au ciseau ».
To Be Distinguished From
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ciselure
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ciselure-réparure
German:
meißeln
Source
Bol, Peter C. 1985. Antike Bronzetechnik: Kunst und Handwerk antiker Erzbildner. München: Beck., 139
Italian:
incisione a bulino
Sources
Battaglia, S. 1961. Grande dizionario della lingua italiana. Edited by Giorgio Bárberi Squarotti. Turin, Italy: Unione tipografico-editrice torinese. http://www.gdli.it/., under bolino; Battaglia, S. 1961. Grande dizionario della lingua italiana. Edited by Giorgio Bárberi Squarotti. Turin, Italy: Unione tipografico-editrice torinese. http://www.gdli.it/., under incisione [definition 9, vol. 7, 686]
Alternate Translation
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Scalpello battuto a Martello
Source: Formigli, Edilberto. 1999d. “Due millenni di storia della metallotecnica nei restauri alla statua equestre del Marco Aurelio in Roma.” In I grandi bronzi antichi : le fonderie e le tecniche di lavorazione dall’età arcaica al Rinascimento: atti dei seminari di studi ed esperimenti, Murlo 24-30 luglio 1993 e 1-7 luglio 1995, edited by Edilberto Formigli, 147–90. Siena, Italy: Nuova immagine., 148
Chinese: 凿
(v., n.)
Source
Ming Juxin | 明举新. 2001. 汉英冶金工业词典 = Han ying yejin gongye cidian = A Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary of Metallurgical Industry. 3rd ed. 长沙市: 中南大学出版社 = Changsha shi: Zhongnan daxue chuban she [Zhong Nan University Press]., 1735
Alternate Translations
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錾 (v., n.)
Source: Ming Juxin | 明举新. 2001. 汉英冶金工业词典 = Han ying yejin gongye cidian = A Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary of Metallurgical Industry. 3rd ed. 长沙市: 中南大学出版社 = Changsha shi: Zhongnan daxue chuban she [Zhong Nan University Press]., 1735
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镌 (v.)
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雕 (v.)