italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
Dear Colleagues,
I'm hoping someone might be able to assist me in translation of a phrase from Isabella d'Este's letters. In a letter of 1495, she orders some
"sapone da capo facto in cidelle [incidelle]."
Cidella is not to be found in Battaglia nor in any Mantuan dialect dictionaries. I find no Internet leads---in fact there is a page (not created by me) that asks what "cidella" means, with no answers logged. Does anyone know what this term means?
Many thanks.
Deanna Shemek
Provost, Cowell College
Professor, Italian and Comparative Literature
Mail: Cowell College Academic Service Center
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz CA 95064
Tel. 831/459-2251 (messages)
Fax 831/459-4880
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