Talk:Francesco Berlinghieri

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I have added a bit of background information here. I also made two changes to the entry. First, I corrected the claim that Berlinghieri was an orator at the Este court of Mantua. The Este court was located in Ferrara and Berlinghieri was ambassador in Mantua. This error appears in Jerry Brotton's books cited in this article. Brotton is a great scholar, and I assume that this was just a typo that unfortunately made it into press. I have cited two appropriate sources to clarify this point. Along these lines I have changed "orator" to "ambassador." The 15th century vernacular Italian term "oratore" is better translated in this context as ambassador, given the diplomatic functions of the position. For this, see the entry "oratore" in the 1659 edition of John Florio's English-Italian dictionary.

The second substantial change I have made is to clarify the circumstances of the printed edition's dedication. As the work was printed, it bears a dedication to Federico da Montefeltro. A letter from Berlinghieri to Sultan Bayezid II states the poet's claim to have dedicated the book to his father Mehmed. However, the only printed dedication is to Federico. To clarify this, I have noted the existence of manuscript copies and printed copies of the book that have (hand-written) dedication to particular individuals. These include Sultan Bayezid II, Cem Sultan, Lorenzo de'Medici and Federico da Montefeltro. I have cited sources on these.

In the interests of transparency, I have included my own doctoral dissertation on this subject in the references. I have not, however, included any of my own research findings here, only corrections that could be verified by citing the established sources listed.

In standard English, Ptolemy's work is known as the "Geography" not the Geographia or Geographica. However, I have not changed this because the wikipedia entry on the work currently lists Geographia as the title. Pending that change, it should also be ammended here.

I have also changed "Federigo da Montefeltro" to "Federico da Montefeltro" the standard spelling that will link to the wiki. --Sean Roberts 17:46, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

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