Dear Sidneians, Spenserians, and fellow travellers,
A medievalist colleague and I are both (separately) talking about early English food in couple of weeks at a colloquium sponsored by our Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. She asked me how to pronounce the first name of Gervase Markham, whether "jer-VASE"
or "JAR-viss." I'm also planning to mention him, and while I've had "jer-VASE" in my head, I honestly don't know where I got this. Can any of you confirm or deny or offer suggestions?