What is the definition of "africciato"?  I also need the reference it was found in.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 13 Sep 2003 17:37 PDT

It might help if we knew where you encountered this word. Are you
certain of the spelling?

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Clarification of Question by karenejayne-ga on 13 Sep 2003 21:28 PDT

The spelling has been confirmed to be accurate.  It is from a list of
vocab words to be looked up for an 8th grade world history class on
the renaissance period.  It probably relates to either art or
architecture.

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 13 Sep 2003 22:05 PDT

I have found an Italian word with three small differences from this
word, which has to do with sounds.  Do you think that this might be
the word you are looking for?

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Clarification of Question by karenejayne-ga on 13 Sep 2003 22:35 PDT

No, I don't think so Scott.

Dear Karen, 

A term that is included in a list for eight-graders is usually
something widely known - not an obscure term. Yes, this term doesn't
appear at all online
(://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=africciato),
which suggests it is not widely used, or not used at all. Thus, I'd
recommend that you'd consult whoever wrote the list on a possible
typo. The fact that it appears in such an authoritative list does not
mean that this kind of lists is flawless.

Hello karenjayne,

I am posting this as a comment, since it does not deal with the
spelling you give. Like other researchers who have investigated your
question, I find no evidence of affriciato being a genuine word.

However, I would stake a large sum of money on the word actually being
affrescato, which means painted in fresco, since frescos were a major
feature of renaissance art. I wonder if affriciato was an incorrect
transliteration of affrescato, for example from some handwritten
material?

For example:
"La struttura conservata del Convento consta di due chiostri,
riportati alle forme gotiche con il mantenimento di alcuni inserimenti
rinascimentali, e di un antico refettorio interamente affrescato da
Giovan Pietro da Cemmo (affreschi ultimati nel 1507)."
for which the translation is given as:
"The surviving structure of the Convent consist of two cloisters in
Gothic style with Renaissance additions and a refectory painted
entirely in fresco by Giovan Pietro da Cemmo completed in 1507."
From the web site of the Municipal Museum of Crema, Italy

Search strategy: I used the wildcard feature on
http://www.altavista.com to search for aff*ato   The * will replace
any number of letters.

If you agree with my deduction, I will be glad to post this as an
official answer.

The Crema museum web site is at 
http://www.comune.pv.it/museicivici/museistoria/crema.htm

Tehuti-ga,

The spelling you used in your search incorrectly used "ff" instead of
"f".  Perhaps you tried it with one "f" but didn't find anything?

I tried the word as you gave originally, and then with one or two Fs,
Rs and Ts in various combinations, but found nothing.  Then I did the
wildcard search using 2 Fs.  I was planning to go on to 2 Rs, 2 Ts,
and one of each, but came up with affrescato, which seems to fit the
bill in terms of relating to the Renaissance and to architecture/art.

Arriccio - The preliminary layer of plaster spread on the masonry. The 
sinopia is executed on this layer. The arriccio was left rough so 
that the final, top layer (see intonaco) might more easily adhere to 
it.


http://www.mystudios.com/gallery/giotto/terms.html
http://www.artofgeraldsteinmeyer.com/frescodemonstrationpanel.htm

That's the closest art term I could find.  Sorry.
V