Comments for Early Modern at the Beinecke http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com Early modern British and European collections of Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:52:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on From the Reading Room: MS 128 by beineckeearlymodern http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/from-the-reading-room-ms-128/#comment-186 beineckeearlymodern Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:52:05 +0000 http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/?p=821#comment-186 <em>Response by Elena Pellus</em>: Thank you very much for your comments. As for your questions, the "tayno" culture is the same as "taíno", yes. I was using what I believe it is the Spanish term adapted to English (although in Emilio Chomat's translation of the "History of the Cuban Nation" by Guerra y Sánchez et al., for example, the term is consistently left in Spanish). The island of Puerto Rico is mentioned in the Second Narration of Pérez de Oliva's History. It is named "Burichenia", following the name, adapted to Latin, that Pietro Martire d'Anghiera gave it in the first of his "De Orbe Novo Decades". The manuscript says that Columbus and his men named it "Sant Juan". It describes the island as very fertile and populated, it mentions that its people were strong enemies of the Caribes, and it says that it was obediently governed by a king. I copied the original sentence where it mentions the island for the first time: "Y de ahí navegando llegaron a Burichenia, isla que llamaron de Sant Juan, fértil y muy poblada, do era un rey que toda la gobernaba, muy obedecido de su gente". I hope this helps. Response by Elena Pellus:
Thank you very much for your comments.
As for your questions, the “tayno” culture is the same as “taíno”, yes. I was using what I believe it is the Spanish term adapted to English (although in Emilio Chomat’s translation of the “History of the Cuban Nation” by Guerra y Sánchez et al., for example, the term is consistently left in Spanish).
The island of Puerto Rico is mentioned in the Second Narration of Pérez de Oliva’s History. It is named “Burichenia”, following the name, adapted to Latin, that Pietro Martire d’Anghiera gave it in the first of his “De Orbe Novo Decades”. The manuscript says that Columbus and his men named it “Sant Juan”. It describes the island as very fertile and populated, it mentions that its people were strong enemies of the Caribes, and it says that it was obediently governed by a king. I copied the original sentence where it mentions the island for the first time: “Y de ahí navegando llegaron a Burichenia, isla que llamaron de Sant Juan, fértil y muy poblada, do era un rey que toda la gobernaba, muy obedecido de su gente”.
I hope this helps.

]]> Comment on From the Reading Room: MS 128 by johnvincler http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/from-the-reading-room-ms-128/#comment-185 johnvincler Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:20:15 +0000 http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/?p=821#comment-185 A fascinating post. When you write: "The ninth and last narration is a description of the religion and customs of the tayno culture." I assume that "tayno" is the same as Taíno, correct? Are there any descriptions of Puerto Rico in the text? If so, is it referred to as "Borinquen" or San Juan at this early date? The English translation of Discours of Voyages East & West Indies by Jan Huygen van Linschoten (a Dutch mapmaker), published in London by John Wolfe in 1598 lists Puerto Rico as “Boriquen,” the Arawak language name used by the Taínos for the island. Already the name for Puerto Rico and its modern capital can be seen in this volume (reversed from how they are used today as was the case for a very long time, i.e. PR = the city/port & SJ = the island). I haven't seen any earlier descriptions of Puerto Rico (this is very far outside of my area of expertise), but I am curious to know if Puerto Rico is mentioned at all in the text and, if so, how it is treated and named? A fascinating post.

When you write: “The ninth and last narration is a description of the religion and customs of the tayno culture.” I assume that “tayno” is the same as Taíno, correct?

Are there any descriptions of Puerto Rico in the text? If so, is it referred to as “Borinquen” or San Juan at this early date?

The English translation of Discours of Voyages East & West Indies by Jan Huygen van Linschoten (a Dutch mapmaker), published in London by John Wolfe in 1598 lists Puerto Rico as “Boriquen,” the Arawak language name used by the Taínos for the island. Already the name for Puerto Rico and its modern capital can be seen in this volume (reversed from how they are used today as was the case for a very long time, i.e. PR = the city/port & SJ = the island).

I haven’t seen any earlier descriptions of Puerto Rico (this is very far outside of my area of expertise), but I am curious to know if Puerto Rico is mentioned at all in the text and, if so, how it is treated and named?

]]> Comment on Frauenzimmer Bibliotheckgen, or, Ladies’ Little Library by Carnivalesque 50 « Mercurius Politicus http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/frauenzimmer-bibliotheckgen-or-ladies-little-library/#comment-153 Carnivalesque 50 « Mercurius Politicus Sun, 24 May 2009 22:19:25 +0000 http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/?p=701#comment-153 [...] Early Modern at the Beinecke on advice on how to harmonise one’s library with one’s character. [...] [...] Early Modern at the Beinecke on advice on how to harmonise one’s library with one’s character. [...]

]]> Comment on Exhibition Opening: Starry Messenger, April 8 – June 30 by Driftnet Fishing http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/exhibition-opening-starry-messenger-april-18-june-30/#comment-93 Driftnet Fishing Sun, 03 May 2009 12:15:27 +0000 http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/?p=674#comment-93 [...] The Early Modern blog at Yale’s Beinecke Library posted an entry recently about their current exhibition, ‘Starry Messenger: Observing the Heavens in the Age of Galileo’. They include a link to their wonderful collection of related digital images. [...] [...] The Early Modern blog at Yale’s Beinecke Library posted an entry recently about their current exhibition, ‘Starry Messenger: Observing the Heavens in the Age of Galileo’. They include a link to their wonderful collection of related digital images. [...]

]]> Comment on New Acquisition: Charlotte Guillard imprint by beineckeearlymodern http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/new-acquisition-charlotte-guillard-imprint/#comment-87 beineckeearlymodern Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:47:40 +0000 http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-87 Yes, any of the blog images can be used. This one in particular was just a quick photograph, but the Beinecke's scanned images are also available in the <a href="http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/digitallibrary/" rel="nofollow">Digital Images</a> collection on the <a href="http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/" rel="nofollow">Beinecke web-site</a>. Yes, any of the blog images can be used. This one in particular was just a quick photograph, but the Beinecke’s scanned images are also available in the Digital Images collection on the Beinecke web-site.

]]> Comment on New Acquisition: Charlotte Guillard imprint by Doug Coldwell http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/new-acquisition-charlotte-guillard-imprint/#comment-85 Doug Coldwell Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:09:37 +0000 http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-85 Would you consider releasing your copyrights to this picture of New Acquisition: Charlotte Guillard imprint "Carranza" so it could be used in a Wikipedia article? Would you consider releasing your copyrights to this picture of New Acquisition: Charlotte Guillard imprint “Carranza” so it could be used in a Wikipedia article?

]]> Comment on Book of Secrets: Alchemy and the European Imagination, 1500-2000 by Punchy And Zippy And Bangy And Crashy at Hooting Yard http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/book-of-secrets-alchemy-and-the-european-imagination-1500-2000-2/#comment-77 Punchy And Zippy And Bangy And Crashy at Hooting Yard Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:02:15 +0000 http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/?p=586#comment-77 [...] up I shall cast it into a waste disposal chute. Anyway, here is the new logo, based I am told on an illustration from an alchemical treatise of long, long [...] [...] up I shall cast it into a waste disposal chute. Anyway, here is the new logo, based I am told on an illustration from an alchemical treatise of long, long [...]

]]> Comment on The Festivities for Ernst August by beineckeearlymodern http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/2009/01/24/the-festivities-for-ernst-august/#comment-67 beineckeearlymodern Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:44:49 +0000 http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/?p=501#comment-67 Oops: thanks... Oops: thanks…

]]> Comment on The Festivities for Ernst August by peacay http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/2009/01/24/the-festivities-for-ernst-august/#comment-66 peacay Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:36:34 +0000 http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/?p=501#comment-66 Methinky linky borked. And: Nice! Methinky linky borked.
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]]> Comment on Book of Secrets: Alchemy and the European Imagination, 1500-2000 by Things noted, 9.i.09 « Mercurius Politicus http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/book-of-secrets-alchemy-and-the-european-imagination-1500-2000/#comment-58 Things noted, 9.i.09 « Mercurius Politicus Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:17:42 +0000 http://beineckeearlymodern.wordpress.com/?p=478#comment-58 [...] Early Modern at the Beinecke on Ripley’s scrolls. [...] [...] Early Modern at the Beinecke on Ripley’s scrolls. [...]

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