Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ateliers de copie
English translation:
scriptoria
Added to glossary by
Elena Robert
May 13, 2006 14:16
18 yrs ago
French term
France
Style et précision.
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, French to Russian, Russian to French, and 1 more.
ateliers de copie
French to English
Art/Literary
History
Middle Ages
Jusqu’au milieu du XIIIe siècle, l’art du livre médiéval est l’œuvre exclusive des religieux. La plupart des monastères comportent des ***ateliers de copie***.
I translated it as "copying workshops", but am not at all sure if it is the term to be used in this context. What is the best way to say it?
I translated it as "copying workshops", but am not at all sure if it is the term to be used in this context. What is the best way to say it?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +11 | scriptoria |
David Sirett
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| 4 | Copying workshops |
Laura Iglesias
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| 2 +2 | scribes'workshops |
iol
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Proposed translations
+11
33 mins
Selected
scriptoria
"Scriptorium" is the accurate term in this context.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-05-13 18:37:15 GMT)
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'They' are not obliged to write "scriptorium" in French because another accepted term, "atelier de copie", is available in French. I'm not sure that another satisfactory term is available in English.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-05-13 18:37:15 GMT)
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'They' are not obliged to write "scriptorium" in French because another accepted term, "atelier de copie", is available in French. I'm not sure that another satisfactory term is available in English.
Note from asker:
| OK, but why didn't they write "scriptorium" in French then? |
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5 mins
Laura Iglesias
Spain
Spain
Spain
Spanish/Galician translator /Interpreter
Native in: Spanish 
, Galician
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Galician, Spanish to Galician, and 6 more.
Copying workshops
an idea
+2
8 mins
scribes'workshops
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-05-13 14:29:09 GMT)
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or transcribers. Je ne suis pas sûre que le cas possessif s'applique ici, donc pas d'apostrophe ...
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-05-13 14:29:09 GMT)
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or transcribers. Je ne suis pas sûre que le cas possessif s'applique ici, donc pas d'apostrophe ...
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