On Thu, 5 Feb 1998 [log in to unmask] wrote:
> "Hec erat oblatio hominis laici et de plebe quam ferebat ad sacerdotem ut
> oraret pro eo. Torta genus est panis ex figura et forma sua nomen trahens;
> ad modum enim torquis fiebat huiusmodi panis ut sunt panes quos brachellos
> uocant. Iudei enim putant tortas non in figura set in quantitate differe
> ab illis panibus quos brainellos appellant".
I am sorry I forgot to include a translation of Andrew of St Victor's
quote; here it comes:
This (bread) was the offering of a layman and commoner that he brought to
the priest so that he would pray for him. "Torta" is a kind of bread that
takes its name from it figure and form. It has a circular form, as do the
loaves of bread they call "brachellos". For the Jews think that these
loaves do not differ in form, but in quantity from those they call
"brainellos".
To follow up our discussion on pizzas and calzones: am I right in assuming
that "brachellos" are more like bagels, while "brainellos" could be
equivalent to the French baguette ?? Who knows Old French to answer this
burning question ?
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