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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

prêts et dépôts

English translation:

long and short term loans

Added to glossary by B D Finch
Nov 1, 2010 18:11
13 yrs ago
French term

prêts et dépôts

French to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting UK English only please
This is among the tasks to be carried out in managing an art collection. I thought that both of these words could mean "loan", but clearly one of them means something different here.

"Gestion des prêts et dépôts (du départ au retour des œuvres)"
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 long and short term loans
References
may support rmorton's

Discussion

philgoddard Nov 1, 2010:
No, I don't mean financial deposits.
David Vaughn Nov 1, 2010:
depots I believe this may include artist's loaning - and even giving their works, often for tax advantages - to a public space - museum, FRAC, etc
B D Finch (asker) Nov 1, 2010:
@ phil Do you mean financial deposits/bonds to insure the safety of the works?
philgoddard Nov 1, 2010:
Have you researched "deposits"? By a strange coincidence, the question below yours in my language combination relates to the Spanish word "depositos".

Proposed translations

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Selected

long and short term loans

dépôts = long term loan
Example sentence:

En 1997, la commission de récolement des dépôts d’œuvres d’art a entrepris le recensement et l’étude de toutes les œuvres déposées - c’est-à-dire prêtées à plus ou moins long terme - par l’État depuis deux siècles, tant en France q

Reference:

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/musee/detail_production.jsp?FOLDER<>folder_id=1408474395181129&CURRENT_LLV_PROD<>folder_id=1408474395181129&FOLDER<

Note from asker:
Thanks, that does seem the likely answer.
Thanks RM.
Peer comment(s):
agree Jim Tucker (X) : looks to be a good source
10 mins
agree SMcG (X) : Yes, active cultural strategy to ensure that works do not rest in museum store rooms or in one spot forever and "circulate" to create a cultural dynamic
1 hr
agree Yvonne Gallagher : looks right
5 hrs
agree Evans (X) : I would hyphenate long- and short-term loans as it is prenominal. A very useful UK website about museum loans is: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/upload/pdf/loan_standards....
14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks RM"

Reference comments

41 mins
Reference:

may support rmorton's

Les décisions de prêts et de dépôts des biens faisant partie des collections des musées de France appartenant à l'Etat ou à l'un de ses établissements publics sont prises, après avis d'une commission scientifique constituée par l'autorité compétente, en faveur des organismes mentionnés par le décret du 3 mars 1981 susvisé et pour les buts définis par le même décret.

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Note added at 50 mins (2010-11-01 19:01:35 GMT)
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There is also the notion of museum objects "on permanent loan."
Reference:

http://www.easydroit.fr/codes-et-lois/Section-3-Prets-et-depots-du-Code-du-patrimoine/S39307/

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