From the Dictionary of Medieval Latin in Czech Lands. Gracocenderius

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angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

From the Dictionary of Medieval Latin in Czech Lands. Gracocenderius

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The main aim of this article is to identify the origin and meaning of one Latin zoological term transmitted in the works of Thomas of Cantimpré and the Czech medieval lexicographer Bartholomaeus de Solencia dictus Claretus. Both works employ names of animals that are extremely difficult to interpret either semantically or linguistically and whose Greek or Latin origin is not immediately clear. Most of them are attached to animals which mediaeval authors became acquainted with through Aristotle. Thomas used the Latin translation of Aristotle’s work „Historia animalium“ translated from Arabic by Michael Scotus. Due to phonetical differences between these languages as well as mistakes in both translations, the text of Aristotle and the forms of the original Greek names were variously modified. Aristotle’s term (genitive plural) „korakoeidón“ from the phrase „to tón korakoeidón ornithón genos“ (the birds of the raven group) appears at Michael Scotus as „cracocenderon“, at Thomas of Cantimpré in the form „gracocenderon“ and at Claretus in the form „gracocenderius“. The meaning of the name remained hidden to medieval encyclopedists and lexicographers and illustrators of Thomas’ encyclopaedia and related works were apparently also at a loss as to the looks of the chaste bird: each took a different approach, which resulted in very divergent visual interpretations.

Název v anglickém jazyce

From the Dictionary of Medieval Latin in Czech Lands. Gracocenderius

Popis výsledku anglicky

The main aim of this article is to identify the origin and meaning of one Latin zoological term transmitted in the works of Thomas of Cantimpré and the Czech medieval lexicographer Bartholomaeus de Solencia dictus Claretus. Both works employ names of animals that are extremely difficult to interpret either semantically or linguistically and whose Greek or Latin origin is not immediately clear. Most of them are attached to animals which mediaeval authors became acquainted with through Aristotle. Thomas used the Latin translation of Aristotle’s work „Historia animalium“ translated from Arabic by Michael Scotus. Due to phonetical differences between these languages as well as mistakes in both translations, the text of Aristotle and the forms of the original Greek names were variously modified. Aristotle’s term (genitive plural) „korakoeidón“ from the phrase „to tón korakoeidón ornithón genos“ (the birds of the raven group) appears at Michael Scotus as „cracocenderon“, at Thomas of Cantimpré in the form „gracocenderon“ and at Claretus in the form „gracocenderius“. The meaning of the name remained hidden to medieval encyclopedists and lexicographers and illustrators of Thomas’ encyclopaedia and related works were apparently also at a loss as to the looks of the chaste bird: each took a different approach, which resulted in very divergent visual interpretations.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60202 - Specific languages

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Listy filologické

ISSN

0024-4457

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Svazek periodika

140

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3/4

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

455-470

Kód UT WoS článku

000424855000007

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85041624838