See figs. 35, 65, 125, 152, 166, 168, 170, 172, 173, 187, 194, 198, 367.
A type of repair most often mechanically set into the surface, but which may also be soldered, welded, or into place (see I.4). Patches are most often made of cut-out pieces of copper alloy that are the same as that of the cast metal, but they may be of a different alloy or metal (e.g., lead).
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Sources
Cultural Heritage: Bassett, Jane. 2008. The Craftsman Revealed: Adriaen de Vries, Sculptor in Bronze. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute. https://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/9780892369195.html., 280, 283; Dillon, Jo. 2002. “Technical Reports” and “Glossary of Technical Terms.” In Avery, Victoria, Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 276–88, 299–303. London: Daniel Katz Ltd.; Gli Ori., 301–2; Mattusch, Carol C. 1996. The Fire of Hephaistos: Large Classical Bronzes from North American Collections. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Art Museums., 169–70
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Translations
French:
plaquette de réparation
Type de réparation pour recouvrir un trou ou un manque par insertion d’une plaque faite d’un alliage à base de cuivre. L’insertion et le maintien peuvent être mécaniques, mais le recours au , au et même à la coulée secondaire sont également possibles.
Note: Le métal peut être très différent de celui du bronze à réparer (voir par exemple CAST:ING 2018).
Sources
Cultural Heritage: Azéma, Aurélia, and Benoît Mille. 2013b. “Un point sur la technique de fabrication des grands bronzes antiques.” L’actualité chimique 377:43–44.; Bourgarit, David, Francesca G. Bewer, and Geneviève Bresc-Bautier. 2014. “Francesco Bordoni: Spécificités techniques chez un sculpteur-fondeur du 17e siècle.” In French Bronze Sculpture: Materials and Techniques 16th–18th Century, edited by David Bourgarit, Jane Bassett, Francesca G. Bewer, Geneviève Bresc-Bautier, Philippe Malgouyres, and Guilhem Scherf, 1–17. Paris: Archetype.
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pièce
Sources: Historical: Boffrand, Germain. 1743. Description de ce qui a été pratiqué pour fondre en bronze d’un seul jet la figure équestre de Louis XIV, élevée par la ville de Paris dans la place de Louis le Grand, en 1699. Paris: Guillaume Cavelier. https://archive.org/details/gri_33125010863229/page/n3., 60; Mariette, Pierre-Jean. 1768. Description des travaux qui ont précédé, accompagné et suivi la fonte en bronze d’un seul jet de la statue équestre de Louis XV, le Bien-Aimé, dressée sur les mémoires de M. Lempereur. Paris: Imprimerie de P. G. Le Mercier. https://archive.org/details/gri_33125010908289/mode/2up., 127; Diderot, Denis, Jean le Rond d’Alembert et al. 1751. Encyclopédie; ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. 17 vols. Paris: Briasson. http://enccre.academie-sciences.fr/encyclopedie/., 2:442, entry « bronze »
German:
Flicken
Sources
Meissner, Birgit, Georg J. Haber, and Martin Mach. 2000. “Der Leipziger Mendebrunnen – Historie und Restaurierung.” In Bronze- und Galvanoplastik. Geschichte – Materialanalyse – Restaurierung, edited by Birgit Meissner, Anke Doktor, and Martin Mach, 92–108. Arbeitsheft 5. Dresden: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Sachsen. http://www.lfd.sachsen.de/download/AH5_Bronze_Galvanoplastik.pdf., 102; Maaz, Bernhard. 2010. Skulptur in Deutschland zwischen französischer Revolution und erstem Weltkrieg. Berlin and Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag., 688
Italian:
laminetta ad incastro
Sources
Pecchioli, Roberto. 1999. “Indagine radiografica sulla statua in bronzo da Punta del Serrone (Brindisi).” 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, 191–202. Siena, Italy: Nuova Immagine., 192–93
Alternate Translations
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tassellatura
Sources: Pecchioli, Roberto. 1999. “Indagine radiografica sulla statua in bronzo da Punta del Serrone (Brindisi).” 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, 191–202. Siena, Italy: Nuova Immagine., 193; “Treccani - La Cultura Italiana - Enciclopedia.” n.d. Accessed April 4, 2023. https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/., under tassellatura
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tassello
Sources: “Treccani - La Cultura Italiana - Enciclopedia.” n.d. Accessed April 4, 2023. https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/., under tassello [definition 1a]; Battaglia, S. 1961. Grande dizionario della lingua italiana. Edited by Giorgio Bárberi Squarotti. Turin, Italy: Unione tipografico-editrice torinese. http://www.gdli.it/., under tassello [definition 1, vol. 20, 758]
Chinese: 补修
(v., n.)
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TNATD
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补修料
Literally “material used as a patch”
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补片
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补缀 (v., n.)
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