medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I agree with George completely. Put yourself in the position of a
reader who asks, "Where's Voragine, anyhow?". With 'Varazze', that
sort of question is more easily answered. I make exceptions for
ancients (e.g, Timaeus of Tauromenium, not 'of Taormina') and also for
early medievals when the place known in Latin may not be in exactly the
same location as the more recent, vernacularly-named one. But usually
I cite according to the current name of the place (e.g. Agrigento, not
Girgenti).
Best,
John Dillon
On Thursday, March 2, 2006, at 10:25 am, George Ferzoco wrote:
> Tom is, of course, correct. I would point out, on the other hand,
> that the usage of scholarly bibliographies such as *Medioevo
> Latino* (grossly overlooked by too many anglophone scholars, to
> their detriment) and the *International Medieval Bibliography*
> indicates a clear trend to using contemporary vernacular spellings
> of place names. I suppose my years as a contributor to the IMB and
> to the edition/creation of its CD-ROM version have made their mark
> on how I view things! -- Best wishes, George
>
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