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Italia
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Clarification request(s) and response
Giovanna Pistillo: 10:41 Jun 6, 2008: what is "arte presepiale" - it is the art/craft of making (traditionally by hand) everything that is part of a nativity scene (from the set - houses, manger, etc. - to the statues, to the structure supporting the whole thing...) THANKS TrishCivitella: 11:09 Jun 6, 2008: For Potlatch: Yes and I do agree that "nativity" could mean any birth.... but again, ask an Italian what a "presepio" is, & I assure you the majority will mention Christmas & Jesus... Potlatch: 11:13 Jun 6, 2008: For Trish: I AM Italian and I perfectly know what it is. What is a crib? http://images.google.it/imgres?imgurl=http://www.giancarloce... TrishCivitella: 11:20 Jun 6, 2008: A crib, as far as I am concerned, is a baby's cradle, or creche. For the record... I too am Italian in the sense that I grew up with Italian culture and now I live here amongst Italians. What do you imagine when you hear the word "presepio"? Potlatch: 11:25 Jun 6, 2008: This is exactly what I imagine...: http://images.google.it/images?hl=it&q=crib%20presepio&lr=la... Tom in London: 11:25 Jun 6, 2008: So far as I know, in the English-speaking world there is no such thing as "arte presepiale"; it isn't a recognised art form so the issue is - what would an English-speaking person, in today's English-speaking world, think when they see the term "crib art" TrishCivitella: 11:32 Jun 6, 2008: Potlatch: If that's what you are imagining, then I think we agree.
Tom: That's true and we have to take that into consideration. Cathryn Taylor: 03:39 Jun 7, 2008: I'm going with Moranna's suggestion for the reasons given. The work that goes into presepi here (Sorrento) is phenomenal. Link to photos/info on one of my favourites - http://www.sorrentoinfo.com/presepi/presepe-sedil-dominova.a...
Explicación: Wow, this is difficult to word. Basically, the setting of the baby Jesus in the manger that is seen at Christmas time is the "presepio" (sure we all knew that), so I have tried to word it as simply as possible because I don't think there is a direct translation.
"arte presepiale" can also mean the animals, or the wise men or Mary and Joseph... basically anything that appears in the traditional setting!
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From my link:
"THE following pages are not a study of Crib art: they aim at
making a little sightseeing journey to find out what Cribs have
looked like in different countries and centuries....
The Crib artists of Germany were extremely numerous: in the
sixteenth century Hans Krauth and Theodor Goth were well-known
potters......
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Maybe would you prefer "Christmas crib"??
Potlatch Italia Local time: 02:43 Idioma materno: italiano
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