medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Many thanks, John.
Jim
John Dillon wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> On Thursday, March 11, 2010, at 10:40 am, Jim Bugslag wrote:
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>> Dear List,
>> I am currently looking at a print (alas, slightly post-medieval)
>> depicting the three Magi before Herod, which is accompanied by an
>> inscription: "Convocat Herodes ad se reges sine mora. Deq_z recens
>> nato, multa rogavit eos. Math. 2". I've looked at every reference to
>> Herod in Matthew 2, but this phrase is not there. Can anyone explain
>> this? And might someone with better Latin than me know how to expand
>> the contraction "Deq_z "?
>> Many thanks,
>> Jim
>>
>
>
> Dear Jim,
>
> The Latin in question is an elegiac distich (a very common verse form). You won't find this in a prose Matthew.
>
> _Deq_z_ = _Deque_. What's transcribed as "q_z" is an early modern way of rendering enclitic _-que_.
>
> Best,
> John Dillon
>
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