See figs. 549, 560.
The operation of pouring or casting metal into the .
Sources
Cultural Heritage: Mattusch, Carol C. 1996. The Fire of Hephaistos: Large Classical Bronzes from North American Collections. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Art Museums., 25; Maish, Jeffrey. 2017. “The Getty Herm of Dionysos: Technical Observations, Review, and Interpretation.” In Artistry in Bronze: The Greeks and Their Legacy: XIXth International Congress on Ancient Bronzes, edited by Jens M. Daehner, Kenneth Lapatin, and Ambra Spinelli. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum and Getty Conservation Institute. http://www.getty.edu/publications/artistryinbronze/conservation-and-analysis/41-maish/., 342
General Dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour
Synonyms
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casting
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heat
Source: Copper Industry: Koch, Zbigniew J., and W. C. Newell, eds. 1963. Vocabulary of Foundry Practice, In Six Languages: English, Czech, German, French, Polish, Russian. Oxford; New York: Pergamon Press.
Translations
French:
coulée
Opération consistant à verser du métal liquide dans un .
Note: Le terme a généré de nombreuses locutions liées à la fonderie : fosse de coulée, défaut de coulée, coulée de rappel (Rama, Jean-Pierre. 1988. Le bronze d’art et ses techniques. Dourdan, France: Editions H. Vial., 373), etc.
Sources
Cultural Heritage: Rolley, Claude. 1994. La sculpture grecque. Vol. 1, Des origines au milieu du Ve siècle. Les manuels d’art et d’archéologie antiques. Paris: Picard., 70; Bewer, Francesca G., David Bourgarit, and Jane Bassett. 2008. “Les bronzes français (XVIe–XVIIIe siècle): Notes techniques.” In Bronzes français de la Renaissance au Siècle des lumières, edited by Geneviève Bresc-Bautier and Guilhem Scherf, 28–41. Paris: Musée du Louvre, Somogy.
Copper Industry: Bader, O., and M. Théret. 1961. Dictionnaire de métallurgie. Paris: Eyrolles.; Koch, Zbigniew J., and W. C. Newell, eds. 1963. Vocabulary of Foundry Practice, In Six Languages: English, Czech, German, French, Polish, Russian. Oxford; New York: Pergamon Press.
Art and Craft Textbook: Rama, Jean-Pierre. 1988. Le bronze d’art et ses techniques. Dourdan, France: Editions H. Vial., 371
German:
Guss
Source
Fachkunde Metall: Bovenkerk, Konrad, Herwig Braun, and Rolf Dörflinger. 1987. Fachkunde Metall. 48. Europa-Fachbuchreihe für Metallberufe. Wuppertal: Europa Lehrmittel., 221
Italian:
colata
Refers to the act of casting and to the metal contained in the crucible or furnace that is poured in one session
Sources
“Treccani - La Cultura Italiana - Enciclopedia.” n.d. Accessed April 4, 2023. https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/., under colata; Battaglia, S. 1961. Grande dizionario della lingua italiana. Edited by Giorgio Bárberi Squarotti. Turin, Italy: Unione tipografico-editrice torinese. http://www.gdli.it/., under colata; Bruni, Francesco. 1994. La fusione artistica a cera persa. Venezia-Marghera: Edizioni Arte., 106
Alternate Translations
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getto
Also refers to the
Sources: “Treccani - La Cultura Italiana - Enciclopedia.” n.d. Accessed April 4, 2023. https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/., under getto [definition 3a]; Battaglia, S. 1961. Grande dizionario della lingua italiana. Edited by Giorgio Bárberi Squarotti. Turin, Italy: Unione tipografico-editrice torinese. http://www.gdli.it/., under getto [definition 15, vol. 6, 723]; Bruni, Francesco. 1994. La fusione artistica a cera persa. Venezia-Marghera: Edizioni Arte., 106
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gitto
Early Italian spelling for getto; also refers to the cast
Sources: Biringuccio, Vannoccio. (1540) 1977. De la pirotechnia. Edited by Adriano Carugo. Milano: Edizioni Il Polifilo., fols. 108–10
Chinese: 浇注
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]., 741
Alternate Translation
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浇铸
Sources: 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]., 741; TNATD