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arte mobiliare

English translation: movable art

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Italian term or phrase:arte mobiliare
English translation:movable art
Entered by: Maria Burnett

19:36 Oct 4, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Archaeology
Italian term or phrase: arte mobiliare
mobiliare e parietale
Maria Burnett
United States
Local time: 04:14
movable art
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4mobiliary art
JRM (X)
5movable art
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4Portable art
manducci


  

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movable art


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.speedylook.com/Movable_Art.html
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mobiliary art


Explanation:
Many references on the internet to "mobiliary and parietal art"

Have a look in particular at http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=olv7LzKg0CEC&pg=PA402&lpg...

Sorry for the long link but it does lead to an Archaeology dictionary that says mobiliary art is a generic term used to describe smaller movable art objects.

JRM (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalteseMaltese
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Shera Lyn Parpia: http://books.google.it/books?id=olv7LzKg0CEC&pg=PA402&lpg=PA...
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agree  Science451
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agree  manducci
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agree  Barbara Toffolon (X)
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Portable art


Explanation:
Some more context wouldn't go amiss - just to be sure.

Definition: "the term portable art refers to objects carved during the Upper Paleolithic period (40,000-20,000 years ago) of prehistory that can be moved, in contrast to cave art"

source: Dictionary of Archaeology (Krist Hirst)


"Portable art: One of the two major categories of Paleolithic art, along with mural art. Portable art includes all decorated materials that can be moved or carried; found throughout Europe and much of the Old World"
Source: Images of the Past Online Learning Center


    Reference: http://archaeology.about.com/od/plthroughpo/g/portable_art.h...
    Reference: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007299634x/student_vie...
manducci
Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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