medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 16:25:23 -0000
"Ferzoco, G.P." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>culture
>
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious
> culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Thomas
> Izbicki
> Sent: 02 March 2006 16:19
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [M-R] names
>
> I checked the catalog record for several English versions of the
>Legenda aurea. All use the Latin name.
>
> Tom Izbicki
>
>>>> [log in to unmask] 03/02/06 11:09 AM >>>
> Dear Cate,
>
> I would suggest, following the example of the recent brilliant
>critical edition of this author's Sermones quadragesimales by
>Giovanni Paolo Maggioni
>
> (see http://www.sismel.info/schede%20volumi/ENTM13.htm )
>
> that you use 'James of Varazze'.
>
> Pity: 'Jacopo da' sounds and reads so much more beautifully than
>'James of', but that's just my taste in names! :-)
>
> What's really essential, in my opinion, is to use 'Varazze', not
>'Voragine'.
>
> Best wishes, George
> ***
> George Ferzoco
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> -----Original Message-----
>From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious
>culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
>Catherine Gunn
> Sent: 02 March 2006 14:56
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [M-R] names
>
>
>
> I decided, for the sake of consistency in the book I am writing, to
>anglicise names - but is there any index of names for medieval
>writers known variously by Latin/French/Italian names etc.?
>
>Fr'instance is Jacobus de Voragine James of Varrazze (and how many rs
>and zs does that have?!)
>
> I think I'm plumping for Lorens of Orleans for Friar Laurence/Lorens
>d'Orleans and so far I've used Raymond Pennaforte - but his name is
>also spelt Peņaforte and Penyaforte.
>
> If anybody has satisfactorily solved this problem, I'd be very
>grateful to hear from them
>
> Cate
>
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