Show threadiūliāNov 15, 2023

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which makes for a fine-enough moment to again mention my favorite reference for medieval Latin scribal abbreviation: The elements of abbreviation in medieval Latin paleography!

the whole thing can be downloaded here https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/handle/1808/1821 as a pdf for free & it is such —such— a good & necessary thing to have (if you’re in need of a good & necessary thing such as this)

#medievalLatin #scribalAbbreviation

The elements of abbreviation in medieval Latin paleography

Show threadivlia sē animadvertitDec 12, 2022
The certain way by which that certainly reads, however, is probably the point. At this point, anyway.
The actual content of Elements would be much better served by later translations straight from the Greek into Latin—or English, even.
Additionally, subsequent printings of this same book dropped the manuscript-style #skeuomorphism--for obvious reasons. Here’s one from 1558, apparently,
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Euclidis_Elementorum_geometricorum_libri/1HkiZoBiFvsC?hl=en&gbpv=0
with much of the #scribalAbbreviation still intact--which is honestly very cool!
Show threadivlia sē animadvertitNov 18, 2022
The most convenient & succinct reference for scribal abbreviation is the book, meticulously-titled, “The elements of abbreviation in medieval Latin paleography,” and you may view an open access copy here:
https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/handle/1808/1821
where you may also download a pdf of said book, if it so pleases.
#Eugepae! #MedievalLatin #paleography #scribalAbbreviation
The elements of abbreviation in medieval Latin paleography