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Italian term or phrase:
costituiscono il culmine della fortuna di
English translation:
were/are the most successful among the collections...
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Lisa Jane
Oct 13, 2016 16:39
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costituiscono il culmine della fortuna di
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Le Collectiones (Collections of Voyages) costituiscono il culmine della fortuna delle raccolte delle relazioni dei viaggi esplorativi dell'età delle grandi scoperte. Furono realizzate nel corso di ben 34 anni, prima dal de Bry e, dopo la sua morte, dai figli e dal genero, arricchendo il racconto dei viaggiatori con splendide incisioni.
Grazie,
Barbara
Le Collectiones (Collections of Voyages) costituiscono il culmine della fortuna delle raccolte delle relazioni dei viaggi esplorativi dell'età delle grandi scoperte. Furono realizzate nel corso di ben 34 anni, prima dal de Bry e, dopo la sua morte, dai figli e dal genero, arricchendo il racconto dei viaggiatori con splendide incisioni.
Grazie,
Barbara
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were/are the most successful among the collections...
to put it simply or you could say ...were at the peak of the success
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also the pinnacle of the success
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also the pinnacle of the success
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represent the most successful target attained by....
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are the culmination of
Trying to fit in "fortuna" seems to derail the meaning of the sentence. It makes it sound like a sales pitch. Culmination already has a very positive meaning.
Here is a google definition: the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time.
So I would say something like this: Le Collectiones ...are the culmination of bringing together travel accounts of expeditions from the great Age of Discovery.
Here is a google definition: the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time.
So I would say something like this: Le Collectiones ...are the culmination of bringing together travel accounts of expeditions from the great Age of Discovery.
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