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ps I went out online & found one review & an abstract of another. The
review in /Catholic Historical Review/ pointed to lapses in the
translation. The abstract of the review in /Journal of Theological
Studies/ was more favorable, if adequately excerpted from the full text.
Tom Izbicki
Tom Izbicki wrote:
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> Meg,
> The text is composed of 8 books in the Corpus Christianorum edition.
> The text survives in many manuscripts, but i leave it to liturgists to
> assess its impact. The translation is not the first. There is an
> older translation, which I have used. Has anyone seen reviews of the
> new translation?
> Tom Izbicki
>
> Cormack, Margaret Jean wrote:
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>> Greetings all!
>> Those of you who receive the Labyrinth discount book catalog may have
>> noticed on p. 67 'The Rationale Divinorum Officiorum of William
>> Durande of Mende Book 1: A new Translation of the Prologue.' reduced
>> from $34.50 to $ 12.98. There was a time when I would have ordered
>> this like a shot (even without the discount!), but my shelf space is
>> severely limited and I´m trying to downsize. The blurb informs us
>> that the 'Rationale Div. Off. is arguably the most important meieval
>> treatise on the symbolism of church architecture and rituals of
>> worship . . . This edition is the first English translation of the
>> Prologue and Book One in almost two centuries.'
>>
>> My queries:
>> 1) Is the Rationale indeed as important and useful as the blurb claims?
>> 2) Is the translation competent?
>> 3) Is there much point in acquiring only the introduction and book 1?
>> How many books are there, and have they also been translated? If not,
>> are they available in a decent edition, and what is Durandus´ Latin
>> like?
>> Thanks in advance, Meg
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