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Critical Edition of a Fragment of Ramon Llull's Centum Formae in the Introductorium Magnae Artis Generalis

Critical Edition of a Fragment of Ramon Llull's Centum Formae in the Introductorium Magnae Artis Generalis Ilil Baum This appendix accompanies the essay by Ilil Baum, "Jewish Lullism around the Expulsion A Spanish-Catalan Fragment in Hebrew Characters from Ramon Llull's Introductorium Magnae Artis Generalis," JQR 110.3 (2020): 553–573. The following critical edition presents a late fifteenth- or early sixteenth-century fragment from the Vatican Library (MS Vat. ebr. 375, ff. 50r–51r), written in Catalanized Castilian in Hebrew script. It contains seventeen philosophical definitions that I identify as part of Ramon Llull's lists of centum formae (hundred forms) in his Introductorium magnae artis generalis (Introduction to the great general art; also known as Liber de universalibus, The book of universals). The edition is meant to make this material accessible to researchers interested in the study of Jewish-Christian intellectual relations in the Iberian Peninsula, particularly with regard to the reception of the work of Ramon Llull. It includes a reproduction of the Hebrew text, a transcription and critical edition with comparison to the known Latin manuscripts in the footnotes, and an English translation. Editorial Criteria I have interfered with the texts as little as possible. I have also tried to represent the visual appearance of the manuscript as closely as possible. Hence, I have tried to maintain the spaces between the rows and parts of the sentences. I have marked the definitions in bold, as these are highlighted in the original fragment by a stretched line between two arrows ←→ above each definition (except that of infinity). In order to facilitate [End Page A1] the reading of the translation, I have preferred a consecutive form of translation, wherein the rows of the original fragment are separated by a sign. The English translation is quite literal in order to maintain the original language as much as possible.1 The purpose of the transcription into Latin characters is to reflect the rendition of the Hebrew text as closely as possible, without making it unreadable. Some evident mistakes by the copyist that could confuse the reader are corrected in the edition, followed by an explanatory footnote. In other cases, I have preferred to maintain the original "errors," while commenting on them in the footnotes. Graphic signs used in the edition of the text: • [abcd] Square brackets mark doubtful readings. When the reading is even less clear a question mark is also added abcd[?]. • (abcd) Parentheses include some interpretative proposals lacking in the text, including the elaboration of abbreviations. In the English translation, these are used for additions that improve the sense of the text. • Additions in the manuscript above the line are inserted as \bcd/. • Hebrew elements are marked with italics. • Forms that are exceptional for medieval Catalan and medieval Castilian or that might cause reading confusions are indicated in the footnotes. Among these are the forms with initial h-. No accents are added. Capital letters are added according to modern Spanish. All punctuation signs are my own additions, as the Hebrew text generally lacks any punctuation marks. The Hebrew manuscripts, like other medieval Catalan and Castilian manuscripts, in many cases agglutinate words or else misdivide them. The agglutinated words are separated by the interpunct sign (·). Some concrete remarks regarding the transcription of the consonants are due: Since the matrix language seems to be Castilian rather than Catalan, [qwa] and [qwo] are transcribed as cua, cuo (for example, cual, cuando etc.), and not as qua, quo as in Catalan texts. The sound [g] is transcribed as g before a, o, u, and gu before e and i. Since the use of the apostrophe (or rafe) with gimel and peh is not systematic, I have interpreted it either as g, p or rather j, f, according to the context. Bet and consonantal vav are transcribed as b and v, respectively. Samekh is transcribed as c (before e, i) and ç (before a, o, u). Tsade is attested only in a couple of occurrences at the end of the word. These are also transcribed by ç. Shin is generally transcribed by s (equivalent to s [End Page A2] and intervocalic -ss-in medieval Castilian and medieval Catalan). The text supplies many...

Revisiting the Known and Unknown Misprints in Purcell's 'Dioclesian'

Despite its seemingly authoritative primary source, the music in Henry Purcell’s opera Dioclesian, printed in movable type by John Heptinstall in 1691, poses numerous textual problems. Based on a study of four copies of the score in the British Library, the article highlights a pattern of misprints which seems to have been idiosyncratic to Heptinstall’s workshop, and suggests that the working method of one of the workshop’s compositors, whereby he miscalculated the position of the notes on the stave, resulted in wrong readings and ‘mirror related’ notes—notes whose type seems to have been erroneously inverted. The mechanism of ‘mirror related’ readings is analysed and collated with other features of house style in order to retrieve information regarding the printing process and the printers involved. The article also discusses performers’ possible responses when encountering such doubtful readings, and the significance of such responses to present-day editorial work.

Escritoras Oitocentistas: Isabel Gondim e Anna Ribeiro

This article intends to analyze the good reading prescriptions and the manuals of behavior that ruled gender relations during the last decades of the 19 th century and the first decades of the 20 th century. Here, I try to establish a dialogue between writer Isabel Gondim (1839-1933), from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, and writer Anna Ribeiro (1843-1930), from the state of Bahia. They pressed their convictions about education and their contemporary literature. The purpose of this article is to understand and compare Reflexoes as minhas alunas [ Reflections to my students ] (1910), by Isabel Gondim, and the text O romance – as senhoras portuguesas e brasileiras [ The novel – to the Portuguese and Brazilian ladies ] (1885), by Anna Ribeiro. The first one is a guide to women behavior along all their ages, and the second one was published in the Novo Almanaque de Lembrancas Luso-Brasileiro (1885) and advises about the danger of doubtful readings: novels. These two writers’ common aspect is the care to preserve the Catholic morality in young women. Both of them, each one in its own geographical and social space, wrote and published books proving that, in opposition to common sense beliefs, during the period under analysis, Brazilian women did not live foreign and parted from social and political realities.

The IgM enzyme immuno-screening test for congenital rubella

A commercially available rubella-IgM-enzyme immunological assay (Enzygnost, Behringwerke) was used to test 20 000 samples for rubella-specific IgM antibodies. Examination of dry-blood samples on filter paper avoided any false-positive or doubtful readings. In five children congenital rubella infection was detected by definitely positive test results. In three first clinical examination was unremarkable, two had cardiac and other abnormalities. Two of the children were of mothers in whom positive results of serological screening for rubella had been misinterpreted as sufficient protection against rubella. These results favour the inclusion of IgM-specific tests in a screening programme. Because of possible late sequelae of the infection, symptom-poor children should be carefully examined and followed for several years.

Computer-aided statistical evaluation of the strength data obtained during construction of Khairabad bridge in Pakistan

This paper describes results of computer evaluation of concrete strength test data obtained during construction of the Khairabad bridge in Pakistan. The data were processed using a spreadsheet model the Complete Quality Control Report (CQC Report), a set of statistical tools, and the industry-developed Quality Control criteria. The Complete Quality Control Report was set up to check compliance of concrete with the specified strength requirements, to appraise control over batch-to-batch variations, and to determine the adequacy of testing procedures. Prior to evaluation, the data were analyzed for the presence of doubtful readings, normality, and for the belonging to the same population.

Patch testing with natural rubber latex.

Immediate-type hypersensitivity to natural rubber latex (NRL) may be associated with chronic eczema, and it has recently been suggested that NRL should be used as a patch-test allergen. However, a standardized preparation does not exist, and experience of patch testing with this substance is extremely limited. The aims of our study were to investigate the patch-test response to different preparations of NRL amongst patients with suspected contact dermatitis. 608 patients were patch tested with a latex series which included wet and dry preparations of undiluted high-ammonia (HA) NRL and low-ammonia thiuram-containing NRL. Cutaneous reactions to 1 or more NRL patches were noted in 24 patients. None of these were strong allergic reactions (> +), and in 15 patients, the responses were only doubtful (?+). Positive patch tests were observed in 9 patients, and were probably due to concurrent thiuram allergy in 6. In the remaining 3 patients, the reactions had subsided by the 2nd reading and may have represented false positives. None of the patients showed consistent allergic reactions to all NRL patches, and most of the doubtful readings had resolved within 4 days, suggesting that they were irritant rather than weak allergic responses. Patch testing to dry HA latex was associated with the least number of reactions. We conclude that allergic patch test reactions to NRL are uncommon, and as reactions are usually weak and difficult to interpret, we suggest that patch testing with NRL should remain experimental until further studies have been undertaken.

Doubtful readings inthe destruction of troy

La collation de l'edition imprimee de The Destruction of Troy et du manuscrit fait apparaitre un certain nombre d'interpretations douteuses.

Late Medieval Tuscania: The Notarial Registers

Recent work on medieval Tuscania has included the study of the communal archives, notably by Don Lidano Pasquale, Luigi Pierdomenico and Giuseppe Giontella; publications on the architecture by Joselita Raspi Serra and others; and archaeological and topographical work carried out under the auspices of the British School at Rome. For the bibliography and archive sources, see Luttrell, 1971: 90–121; Whitehouse, et al., 1972: 196–238; add Ruysschaert, 1967–68, and Giontella, 1971–72. Some use has been made of the Libri del Consiglio which survive from 1449 onwards, but the registers of the Archivio Notarile e Giudiziario di Tuscania (now in the Archivio di Stato at Viterbo) have yet to be explored. Records of some nine notaries survive for the years 1457 to 1500; the materials are reasonably well written and preserved, and there is a detailed typescript index. This discussion merely presents one document from the earliest surviving register, that of Bartholomeo Thome, which is of particular interest as it shows that in 1458 the old civitas of Tuscania was considered to be ‘destroyed’ and ‘ruined’, and had become part of a rural tenimentum or tenuta. This document of 15 January 1458, published from Register 26 f.27–27v, refers to the Ciuitatis destructe et dirute. No attempt has been made to improve spelling or punctuation; the heavy contractions are often difficult to resolve, and significantly doubtful readings appear in square brackets. Another document at f.29–29v, which was drawn up four days later, concerns unum pectium terre situm in ten[imeri]to Ciuitatis tuscan[e] in Ciuitate deuastata et destructa.

A Faithful Lover in an Old Babylonian Dialogue (JCS XV, pp. 1-26): Addenda et Corrigenda

Previous articleNext article No AccessA Faithful Lover in an Old Babylonian Dialogue (JCS XV, pp. 1-26): Addenda et CorrigendaMoshe HeldMoshe Held Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Cuneiform Studies Volume 16, Number 21962 A journal of ASOR Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2307/1359331 PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

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Union Académique Internationale Catalogue of Latin and Vernacular Alchemical Manuscripts in Great Britain and Ireland dating from before the XVI Century

Union Académique Internationale Catalogue of Latin and Vernacular Alchemical Manuscripts in Great Britain and Ireland dating from before the XVI Century