Latin Transcription

Dear Nat Taylor and Peter Meazey:

My observation that perhaps latin records transcribed
in France may differ a little from that in England is
simply based on the many words (Delisle) which I have
been unable to find in the dictionaries at my
disposal.

My comment does not question the accuracy of the texts
- rather it reflects my ignorance.

However I still ponder. For example if there were four
men as scribes employed in the 12th Century - a
Frenchman, a German, an Italian,and an Englishman -
and all instructed to write a similar Charter in their
own country.

Would the final documents be identical? Or would each
document possess certain national variations in word
usage, spelling, punctuation etc.

The answer to the question may explain my difficulty
with Delisle - his Charters were presumably written
in Normandy.

Sincerely Yours,

Paul Bulkley

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