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1 artífice
f. & m.artificer, creator, builder, author.* * *1 (artista) craftsman, artist2 (autor) author1 figurado architect* * *SMF (Arte) artist, craftsman/craftswoman; (=hacedor) maker; (=inventor) inventor* * *masculino y femeninoa) (responsable, autor)b) ( artista) (m) craftsman, artisan; (f) craftswoman, artisan* * *= maker, shaper, creator.Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex. The article 'The serials librarian as a shaper of scholars and scholarship' discusses the problems encountered by users and the ways in which the serials librarian can help solve them.Ex. An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.----* artífice del tiempo = weather-maker, rainmaker.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (responsable, autor)b) ( artista) (m) craftsman, artisan; (f) craftswoman, artisan* * *= maker, shaper, creator.Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.
Ex: The article 'The serials librarian as a shaper of scholars and scholarship' discusses the problems encountered by users and the ways in which the serials librarian can help solve them.Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.* artífice del tiempo = weather-maker, rainmaker.* * *1(responsable, autor): fue el artífice y ejecutor material del secuestro he planned and carried out the kidnappingel artífice de esta victoria the architect of this victorylos artífices del actual sistema the architects o designers of the present system, those behind the present systemera el artífice de su felicidad she was the reason for his happiness, she was the person responsible for his happiness* * *
artífice sustantivo masculino y femeninoa) (responsable, autor):
el artífice de esta victoria the architect of this victory
(f) craftswoman, artisan
artífice mf author: se le considera el artífice de la transición, he is considered as the architect of the transition
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artificio
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craftsman
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* * *artífice nmf1. [creador, responsable] architect;el artífice del proceso de paz the architect of the peace process;el artífice de esta técnica quirúrgica the inventor of this surgical technique, the man who developed this surgical technique2. [artesano] craftsman, f craftswoman* * *m/f author* * *artífice nmf1) artesano: artisan2) : mastermind, architect -
2 artifice
artífice sustantivo masculino y femeninoa) (responsable, autor):el artífice de esta victoria the architect of this victory (f) craftswoman, artisan
artífice mf author: se le considera el artífice de la transición, he is considered as the architect of the transition ' artífice' also found in these entries: Spanish: artificio English: craftsman - naturallytr['ɑːtɪfɪs]1 (trick) artificio2 (cunning) astuciaartifice ['ɑrt̬əfəs] n: artificio mn.• alcahuetería s.f.• alicantino s.m.• ardid s.m.• argado s.m.• artificio s.m.• cancamusa s.f.'ɑːrtəfəs, 'ɑːtɪfɪsmass & count noun artificio m['ɑːtɪfɪs]N1) (=cunning) habilidad f, ingenio m2) (=trick) artificio m, ardid m ; (=strategem) estratagema f* * *['ɑːrtəfəs, 'ɑːtɪfɪs]mass & count noun artificio m -
3 artisan
artisan [aʀtizɑ̃]masculine nouna. ( = patron) artisanb. [d'accord, politique, victoire] architect* * *aʀtizɑ̃nom masculin1) ( travailleur) artisan, (self-employed) craftsman2) ( auteur) architect* * *aʀtizɑ̃ nm1) (plombier, menuisier, etc) skilled workman, tradesman, (artisanat d'art) artisan, craftsman2) fig* * *1 ( travailleur) artisan, (self-employed) craftsman; il est artisan menuisier he's a self-employed carpenter ou joiner;2 ( auteur) architect; être l'artisan de qch to be the architect of sth; être l'artisan de son propre malheur to bring about one's own misfortune., artisane [artizɑ̃, an] nom masculin, nom fémininêtre l'artisan de sa propre chute/ruine to bring about one's own downfall/ruin -
4 Vitruvius Pollio
SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building[br]b. early first century BCd. c. 25 BC[br]Roman writer on architecture and engineering subjects.[br]Nothing is known of Vitruvius apart from what can be gleaned from his only known work, the treatise De architectura. He seems to have been employed in some capacity by Julius Caesar and continued to serve under his heir, Octavianus, later Emperor Augustus, to whom he dedicated his book. It was written towards the end of his life, after Octavianus became undisputed ruler of the Empire by his victory at Actium in 31 BC, and was based partly on his own experience and partly on earlier, Hellenistic, writers.The De architectura is divided into ten books. The first seven books expound the general principles of architecture and the planning, design and construction of various types of building, public and domestic, including a consideration of techniques and materials. Book 7 deals with interior decoration, including stucco work and painting, while Book 8 treats water supply, from the location of sources to the transport of water by aqueducts, tunnels and pipes. Book 9, after a long and somewhat confused account of the astronomical theories of the day, describes various forms of clock and sundial. Finally, Book 10 deals with mechanical devices for handling building materials and raising and pumping water, for which Vitruvius draws on the earlier Greek authors Ctesibius and Hero.Although this may seem a motley assembly of subjects, to the Roman architect and builder it was a logical compendium of the subjects he was expected to know about. At the time, Vitruvius' rigid rules for the design of buildings such as temples seem to have had little influence, but his accounts of more practical matters of building materials and techniques were widely used. His illustrations to the original work were lost in antiquity, for no later manuscript includes them. Through the Middle Ages, manuscript copies were made in monastic scriptoria, although the architectural style in vogue had little relevance to those in Vitruvius: these came into their own with the Italian Renaissance. Alberti, writing the first great Renaissance treatise on architecture from 1452 to 1467, drew heavily on De architectura; those who sought to revive the styles of antiquity were bound to regard the only surviving text on the subject as authoritative. The appearance of the first printed edition in 1486 only served to extend its influence.During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Vitruvius was used as a handbook for constructing machines and instruments. For the modern historian of technology and architecture the work is a source of prime importance, although it must be remembered that the illustrations in the early printed editions are of contemporary reproductions of ancient devices using the techniques of the time, rather than authentic representations of ancient technology.[br]BibliographyOf the several critical editions of De architectura there are the Teubner edition, 1899. ed. V.Rose, Leipzig; the Loeb Classical Library edition, 1962, ed. F.Granger, London: Heinemann, (with English trans. and notes); and the Collection Guillaume Budé with French trans. and full commentary, 10 vols, Paris (in progress).Further ReadingApart from the notes to the printed editions, see also: H.Plommer, 1973, Vitruvius and Later Roman Building Manuals, London. A.G.Drachmann, 1963, The Mechanical Technology of Greek and Roman Antiquity Copenhagen and London.S.L.Gibbs, 1976, Greek and Roman Sundials, New Haven and London.LRD -
5 Bentham, Sir Samuel
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 11 January 1757 Englandd. 31 May 1831 London, England[br]English naval architect and engineer.[br]He was the son of Jeremiah Bentham, a lawyer. His mother died when he was an infant and his early education was at Westminster. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a master shipwright at Woolwich and later at Chatham Dockyard, where he made some small improvements in the fittings of ships. In 1778 he completed his apprenticeship and sailed on the Bienfaisant on a summer cruise of the Channel Fleet where he suggested and supervised several improvements to the steering gear and gun fittings.Unable to find suitable employment at home, he sailed for Russia to study naval architecture and shipbuilding, arriving at St Petersburg in 1780, whence he travelled throughout Russia as far as the frontier of China, examining mines and methods of working metals. He settled in Kritchev in 1782 and there established a small shipyard with a motley work-force. In 1784 he was appointed to command a battalion. He set up a yard on the "Panopticon" principle, with all workshops radiating from his own central office. He increased the armament of his ships greatly by strengthening the hulls and fitting guns without recoil, which resulted in a great victory over the Turks at Liman in 1788. For this he was awarded the Cross of St George and promoted to Brigadier- General. Soon after, he was appointed to a command in Siberia, where he was responsible for opening up the resources of the country greatly by developing river navigation.In 1791 he returned to England, where he was at first involved in the development of the Panopticon for his brother as well as with several other patents. In 1795 he was asked to look into the mechanization of the naval dockyards, and for the next eighteen years he was involved in improving methods of naval construction and machinery. He was responsible for the invention of the steam dredger, the caisson method of enclosing the entrances to docks, and the development of non-recoil cannonades of large calibre.His intervention in the maladministration of the naval dockyards resulted in an enquiry that brought about the clearing-away of much corruption, making him very unpopular. As a result he was sent to St Petersburg to arrange for the building of a number of ships for the British navy, in which the Russians had no intention of co-operating. On his return to England after two years he was told that his office of Inspector-General of Navy Works had been abolished and he was appointed to the Navy Board; he had several disagreements with John Rennie and in 1812 was told that this office, too, had been abolished. He went to live in France, where he stayed for thirteen years, returning in 1827 to arrange for the publication of some of his papers.There is some doubt about his use of his title: there is no record of his having received a knighthood in England, but it was assumed that he was authorized to use the title, granted to him in Russia, after his presentation to the Tsar in 1809.[br]Further ReadingMary Sophia Bentham, Life of Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Bentham, K.S.G., Formerly Inspector of Naval Works (written by his wife, who died before completing it; completed by their daughter).IMcN -
6 Watts, Philip
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 30 May 1846 Portsmouth, Englandd. 15 March 1926 probably London, England[br]English naval architect, shipbuilding manager and ultimately Director of Naval Construction.[br]Since he had a long family connection with the naval base at Portsmouth, it is not surprising that Watts started to serve his apprenticeship there in 1860. He was singled out for advanced training and then in 1866 was one of three young men selected to attend the Royal School of Naval Architecture at South Kensington in London. On completing his training he joined the technical staff, then had a period as a ship overseer before going to assist William Froude for two years, an arrangement which led to a close friendship between Watts and the two Froudes. Some interesting tasks followed: the calculations for HM Armoured Ram Polyphemus; the setting up of a "calculating" section within the Admiralty; and then work as a constructor at Chatham Dockyard. In 1885 the first major change of direction took place: Watts resigned from naval service to take the post of General Manager of the Elswick shipyard of Sir W.G.Armstrong. This was a wonderful opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly qualified man, and Watts rose to the challenge. Elswick produced some of the finest warships at the end of the nineteenth century and its cruisers, such as the Esmeralda of the Chilean Navy, had a legendary name.In 1902 he was recalled to the Navy to succeed Sir William White as Director of Naval Construction (DNC). This was one of the most exciting times ever in warship design and it was during Watts's tenure of the post that the Dreadnought class of battleship was produced, the submarine service was developed and the destroyer fleet reached high levels of performance. It has been said that Watts's distinct achievements as DNC were greater armament per ton displacement, higher speeds and better manoeuvring, greater protection and, almost as important, elegance of appearance. Watt retired in 1912 but remained a consultant to the Admiralty until 1916, and then joined the board of Armstrong Whitworth, on which he served until his death.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1905. FRS 1900. Chairman, Board of Trade's Load Line Committee 1913. Vice-President, Society for Nautical Research (upon its founding), and finally Chairman for the Victory preservation and technical committee. Honorary Vice-President, Institution of Naval Architects 1916. Master of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights 1915.BibliographyWatts produced many high-quality technical papers, including ten papers to the Institution of Naval Architects.FMW -
7 glory
I ['glɔːrɪ]1) (honour) gloria f. (anche relig.)2) (splendour) splendore m.3) (source of pride) vanto m., orgoglio m.II ['glɔːrɪ]to glory in — gloriarsi o essere fiero di [status, strength]
* * *['ɡlo:ri] 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) gloria, onore2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) gloria, vanto3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) splendore2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) gloriarsi, vantarsi- glorify- glorification
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- gloriously* * *glory /ˈglɔ:rɪ/A n. [uc]1 gloria; onore; fama; (motivo di) vanto; gloria del Cielo; beatitudine del paradiso: the glories of ancient Greece, le glorie della Grecia antica; to live with the saints in glory, essere con i Santi nella gloria del Cielo; «Glory to God in the highest», «gloria a Dio nell'alto dei Cieli»3 giubilo; grande contentezza; settimo cielo (fig.); prosperità; colmo del successo: The actress was in her glory, l'attrice era al settimo cieloB inter.(fam., = glory be!) buon Dio!; perbacco!● glory hole, (fam. antiq.) ripostiglio; cassetto in disordine; (ind. vetro) forno di riscaldo; (ind. min.) coltivazione a imbuti; (naut.) cambusa □ (fam. antiq.) to go to glory, andare al creatore.(to) glory /ˈglɔ:rɪ/v. i.– to glory in, gloriarsi di; vantarsi di: He glories in his country's victory, si gloria della vittoria del suo paese.* * *I ['glɔːrɪ]1) (honour) gloria f. (anche relig.)2) (splendour) splendore m.3) (source of pride) vanto m., orgoglio m.II ['glɔːrɪ]to glory in — gloriarsi o essere fiero di [status, strength]
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