Mediæval Latin Abbreviations for Editors
Posted: 26 Feb 2021 02:07
For editors confronted by abbreviations of Latin in early MSS and prints, from simple hypochoristics like ff for fratres to the various hooks and diacritics denoting larger structures, like 9~ for contra or fili9 for filius, and many more that I can't begin to approximate here, there's a handy reference manual:
The elements of abbreviation in medieval Latin paleography by Adriano Cappelli
which is available in translation here:
https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream ... ppelli.pdf
It allowed me to decipher an Attaingnant print in which the lyrics were peppered with some of the more obscure such abbreviations.
It's short (60 pages), and worth printing out to keep handy on the shelf.
Cheers,
David
PS Why are the fora so moribund? Has no-one had anything to talk about since 2019? Or am I missing activity elsewhere?
The elements of abbreviation in medieval Latin paleography by Adriano Cappelli
which is available in translation here:
https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream ... ppelli.pdf
It allowed me to decipher an Attaingnant print in which the lyrics were peppered with some of the more obscure such abbreviations.
It's short (60 pages), and worth printing out to keep handy on the shelf.
Cheers,
David
PS Why are the fora so moribund? Has no-one had anything to talk about since 2019? Or am I missing activity elsewhere?