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Instructions and Style-Book for the Publication of Texts in
Corpus Christianorum (v. 1/ Aug. 03)
Preliminary statement 3
Preparation of the manuscript: Guide 3
General rules 3
Practical instructions 3
Introduction 3
A brief introduction to the author and the work 3
The manuscript tradition 3
Survey of previous editions 3
Principles applied in the edition 3
Bibliography 3
Bibliographic entries (bibliography) 3
Primary sources 3
Secondary literature 6
Bibliographic references (footnotes and apparatus) 7
Footnotes (introduction) 7
Primary sources 7
Secondary literature 8
Apparatus 8
Primary sources 8
Secondary literature 8
Text 8
Presentation 8
Conspectus siglorum 8
Marginal references 8
Order of parts of the book and running heads 9
Text 9
Latin text 9
Typeface in the Latin text 9
Quotations and allusions 10
Bible 10
Other sources 10
Direct speech 10
Punctuation 10
Apparatus 10
Biblical apparatus 10
Editorial principles 10
Practical instructions 10
Presentation on the page 10
Abbreviations for the books of the Bible 10
Source apparatus 12
Editorial principles 12
Practical instructions 12
Presentation on the page 13
Traditio textus 14
Editorial principles 14
Practical instructions 14
Presentation on the page 14
Critical apparatus 14
Editorial principles 14
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Practical instructions 14
Presentation on the page 15
Abbreviations 15
Comparative apparatus 16
Editorial principles 16
Practical instructions 16
Presentation on the page 17
Abbreviations 17
Additional notes 17
Presentation in the appendix 17
Presentation in the edition 17
Indexes 17
Printing process 17
Production schedule 17
Stages of the printing process 17
Text 17
Apparatuses 17
Page-setting 17
Introduction 17
Indexes 17
Final phase 17
Collaboration with CTLO 19
Questionnaire and lists 19
Timetable: two alternatives 19
Before the printing process begins 19
During the final phase of production 19
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Preliminary statement
• The following set of guidelines have been established with a view to making the
Corpus Christianorum series more consistent and to comply with international
academic standards in critical editions. Individual cases may require deviations
from the rules. If you foresee the need for special treatment of difficulties not
discussed in these guidelines, present these special cases when you submit
sample pages (see [1]). The editorial board naturally wishes to preserve the
internal coherence of any edition for the sake of clarity.
• These guidelines have been developed to meet the requirements of printing
technology. It will reduce the number of corrections and changes to an edition if
editors read the guidelines before submitting sample pages of their work.
• The editorial board asks all editors to acquaint themselves with the various stages
of the printing process.
• CTLO, the Centre «Traditio Litterarum Occidentalium», is the successor in the
field of Latin studies to Cetedoc. It develops the Instrumenta Lexicologica Latina
(ILL), which accompany every edition of Corpus Christianorum SL-CM. This
development provides the editor support in verifying and in eliminating errors. So
editors are encouraged to consult the lists produced by CTLO at the earliest
possible phase of their work. In order to ensure the highest possible standards of
a critical edition in Corpus Christianorum, it is essential that editors, the editorial
board and CTLO all coordinate their efforts.
Preparation of the manuscript: Guide
[1] General rules
• Before proceeding to the final draft, submit sample pages of the manuscript to the editorial
board.
• The editorial board will not reach a final decision on publication until it has reviewed the final
draft, including the introduction, the critical text, the apparatus and the indexes.
• After the editorial board has given its comments to the editor, it is expected that they will be
considered and implemented. If the editor cannot implement them, the reasons must be
given.
[2] Practical instructions
• Manuscripts must be submitted in electronic form, accompanied by a hard-copy print-out.
• Introduction, text, and the various apparatus must be in separate document files. The hardcopy
format must maintain these distinctions. Do not place any apparatus on text pages.
• Uniform style for capitalization, sigla, abbreviations, punctuation etc. must be observed
throughout.
• Use the formatting features of your word-processing program, such as italics, superscripts,
small capitals etc., but do not try to simulate the final lay-out.
• When another character-set, such as Greek, is required, submit this character-set to the
publications manager or embed the ‘true type fonts’, when working with Word (toolbar ‘tools’/
‘Options’/ ‘Save’).
• When unusual characters, such as e-caudata, a horizontal bar above certain letters, etc., are
needed but not available in your word-processing program, you may use codes. Alert the
editorial board when submitting sample pages, and make sure that the codes are
unambiguous and do not resemble codes used elsewhere.
• Punctuation: Place one space before and after a dash. Do not put a space before a period,
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comma, exclamation point, question mark, colon and semi-colon.
• Camera-ready and DTP-format are only acceptable if the editorial board has agreed to them
in advance.
Introduction
[3] The introduction may be written in English, French, German, Italian, Latin or Spanish.
Contents. The introduction must contain the following elements:
[4] A brief introduction to the author and the work
Place the author and his work in context, but do not discuss literary, historical, or theological
questions at length. If a longer discussion is necessary, present the reasons for the more developed
treatment to the editorial board in the initial phase. Depending on circumstances, the board may
permit a longer introduction, or even a separate introductory volume.
[5] The manuscript tradition
The description of the manuscript tradition is the most important part of the introduction. Discuss
the relationships among the manuscripts, illustrating them with stemmata if possible. Describe each
manuscript concisely and give complete references to modern printed descriptions. If the
manuscripts have not been described in an earlier work or catalogue, the description may need to be
longer. Consult with the editorial board on this topic.
[6] Survey of previous editions
Provide a brief survey of previous editions, placing the present edition in context.
[7] Principles applied in the edition
State your editorial decisions regarding the text, and its orthography. Discuss any special symbols
used in the text and the apparatus.
[8] Bibliography
Give complete bibliographic descriptions of both primary sources (editions) and secondary literature.
Editions need to appear in two forms: an abbreviated form and a complete form. Secondary works
appear only in a complete form in the bibliography.
Bibliographic entries (bibliography)
Uniformity in all references is essential. The system shown in the examples is recommended.
Primary sources
All primary sources must be given in two forms: an abbreviated form and a complete form.
[9] • The bibliographic entries of the primary sources are given in the alphabetic order of their
abbreviated form. This abbreviated form consists of two parts: the abbreviated Latin form
of the name of the author in small capitals (use the abbreviations listed in the Indices of the
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae or of the Nouum glossarium) followed by an abbreviated form of
the Latin title in italics. Names beginning with ‘Pseudo’ (abbrev. ‘Ps. –’) follow their authentic
homonyms. Anonymous works are arranged alphabetically by title.
e.g. CASSIOD., Inst.; Eglogae tractatorum in psalterium, Praef.; FEST., De uerb. signif.;
GVILL. MALM., Gesta pont.; HIER., In Ezech.; Lib. Quare; MAR. VICTORIN., De def.; MAR.
VICTORIN., Rhet.; PETR. CANTOR, Eccl. milit.
[10] When more than one edition of the same text is used, avoid ambiguity by integrating the
name of the modern editor or series name into the abbreviated form.
e.g. MAR. VICTORIN., Rhet. – ed. K. Halm; MAR. VICTORIN., Rhet. – ed. J.K. Orelli
e.g. AVG., Serm. – CC SL; AVG., Serm. - PL
[11]
• The abbreviated form is followed by the full bibliographic description.
o The author’s name, in small capitals. Whereas the abbreviated form is always a
Latin form, the complete form gives the name as it appears in the publication. An
author integrated into the title is part of the title and is placed either in italics (in the
case of a monograph) or in standard type within single quotation marks (in the case of
an article), but not in small capitals.
[12] o The title, in italics or standard type within single quotation marks (‘…’) is to be given
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in full. Whereas the abbreviated form is always a Latin form, in the complete form it is
given as it appears in the publication. The title is placed in italics in the case of a
monograph and, in the case of an article in a collective work or a journal, in standard
type within single quotation marks (‘…’).
e.g. ISID., Etym. = ISIDORO DE SEVILLA, Etimologías Libro XIX: de naves, edificios y
vestidos – ed. M. Rodríguez-Pantoja (Auteurs latins du Moyen Âge), Paris,
1995.
[13] o The initials and surname of the editor follow in standard type the title, separated
from it by a dash.
e.g. Lib. Quare = Liber Quare – ed. G.P. Götz (CC CM, 60), Turnhout, 1983.
[14] o If the monograph appeared in a series, give the series name in italics in unitalicized
parentheses. For the series abbreviations, see [18]. The number of the publication
within the series is placed in unitalicized Arabic numerals, separated from the series
name by a comma.
e.g. FEST., De uerb. signif. = Sexti Pompei Festi De uerborum significatu quae
supersunt. Cum Pauli Epitome – ed. W.M. Lindsay (Bibliotheca Teubneriana),
Leipzig, 1997 (ed. stereotypa 1913).
e.g. HIER., In Ezech. = HIERONYMVS, Commentariorum in Hiezechielem libri XIV –
ed. F. Glorie (CC SL, 75), Turnhout, 1964.
e.g. AVG., Serm. – PL = S. Aurelii Augustini Hipponensis episcopi Sermones (PL,
38-39).
[15]
o The title and editor are followed by the publication information.
In the case of a monograph, give the place and year of publication.
e.g. CASSIOD., Inst. = Cassiodori Senatoris Institutiones – ed. R.A.B. Mynors
(Oxford Classical Texts), Oxford, 1961.
[16] In the case of a part of a collective work, give the title of the collective work
(italics), preceded by ‘in’ and followed by its editor, place and year of
publication and the pages or columns. Do not spell out the words page or
column: use ‘p.’ and ‘col.’ only, whether singular or plural. If the editor of the
edition is also the editor of the collective work, give the name only once, as
editor of the whole publication.
e.g. MAR. VICTORIN., De def. = C. MARIVS VICTORINVS, ‘De definitionibus’ – ed. Th.
Stangel, in P. HADOT, Marius Victorinus. Recherches sur sa vie et ses œuvres
(Études augustiniennes. Série Antiquité, 44), Paris, 1971, p. 331-362.
e.g. PETR. CANTOR, Eccl. milit. = PETRVS CANTOR, ‘Ecclesia militaris’ – ed. Ch.
Thouzellier, in Études d’histoire du droit canonique dédiées à Gabriel Le Bras,
II, Paris, 1965, p. 1421-1423.
e.g. MAR. VICTORIN., Rhet. = ‘[Q. Fabii Laurentii] Victorini Explanationes in
Ciceronis Rhetoricam’, in Rhetores Latini Minores – ed. K. Halm, Lipsiae, 1863,
p. 157-304.
e.g. HVBERT. DE BALESMA, Summa = ‘Huberti Summa Colligite fragmenta f. 26va-b’
– ed. I. Yukio, in ‘Enuntiabilia in Twelfth-Century Logic and Theology’, in
Vestigia, imagines, verba. Semiotics and Logic in Medieval Theological Texts
(XIIth – XIVth Century) – ed. C. Marmo (Semiotic and Cognitive Studies, 4),
Turnhout, 1997, p. 28.
[17] In the case of an article in a journal, give only the title of the journal in italics,
followed in standard type by a comma, the volume number, the year in
parentheses, followed by a comma, p. and the inclusive pages.
e.g. GVILL. MALM., Gesta pont. = M. WINTERBOTTOM, ‘A New Passage of William of
Malmesbury’s Gesta Pontificum’, The Journal of Medieval Latin, 11 (2001), p.
50-59.
e.g. Eglogae tractatorum in psalterium, Praef. = P. VERKEST, ‘The praefatio of the
Irish ‘Eglogae tractatorum in psalterium’, edited with a critical introduction’,
Sacris Erudiri, 40 (2001), p. 267-292.
[18] • Abbreviations for series of primary sources
AASS Acta Sanctorum
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CC SL Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina
CC CM Corpus Christianorum, Continuatio Mediaevalis
CC SG Corpus Christianorum, Series Graeca
CC SA Corpus Christianorum, Series Apocryphorum
CSEL Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum
MGH Monumenta Germaniae Historica
Auct. ant.
Conc.
Epp.
LL nat. Germ.
Poetae
SS rer. Merou.
PG Patrologia Graeca
PL Patrologia Latina
PLS Patrologiae Latinae Supplementum
SC Sources Chrétiennes
This list is not exhaustive. Every abbreviation must be immediately identifiable. Use the lists
in the CPL and CPG.
Secondary literature
[19]
• The bibliography cites the complete bibliographic reference.
o The author’s name consists of the initial letter(s) of the given name(s) (with no
spacing between initials) followed by the surname in small capitals. A second author is
separated from the first one by a dash.
e.g. J.-P. BOUHOT; A. DE LIBERA – I. ROSIER-CATACH
[20] o The title of a monograph is placed in italics. Titles of articles, whether in a journal or
as a part of a collective work, appear in standard type, in single quotation marks (‘…’).
e.g. P. HADOT, Marius Victorinus. Recherches sur sa vie et ses œuvres, Paris, 1971.
e.g. G.A. KENNEDY, ‘The Survival of Classical Rhetoric from Late Antiquity to the
Middle Ages’, in A New History of Classical Rhetoric – ed. G.A. Kennedy,
Princeton, 1994, p. 271-277.
e.g. P. HADOT, ‘Cancellatus respectus’, Archivum Latinitatis Medii Aevi, 24 (1954),
p. 277-282.
[21] A review article is cited under the name of the reviewer followed by ‘rec.’ and the
identification of the reviewed publication.
e.g. M. GIUSTA rec., ‘Censorini De die natali – ed. N. Sallmann, Leipzig, 1983’,
Gnomon, 57 (1985), p. 559-561.
e.g. M. CAMARGO rec., ‘T. Haye, Oratio. Mittelalterliche Redekunst in lateinischer
Sprache, Leiden, 1999’, The Journal of Medieval Latin, 11 (2001), p. 227-229.
[22] o In the case of a collective work, the title is followed by the editor in standard type
and separated by a dash. Use this format also for giving the name of a translator,
illustrator, collaborator, etc.
e.g. Texts and Transmission. A Survey on Latin Classics – ed. L.D. Reynolds,
Oxford, 19903
.
e.g. G. DECLERCQ, Anno Domini. Les origines de l’ère chrétienne – trad. C. Adeline,
Turnhout, 2000.
[23] o A monograph or a collective work may be published in a collection or series. This
series name is placed in italics and between parentheses immediately following the
title (or the title and the editor in the case of a collective work). The number of the
publication within the series is placed in unitalicized Arabic numerals, separated from
the series name by a comma.
e.g. A. CLERVAL, Les écoles de Chartres au Moyen Âge (Mémoires de la Société
archéologique d’Eure et Loir, 11), Chartres, 1985.
e.g. Vestigia, imagines, verba. Semiotics and Logic in Medieval Theological Texts
(XIIth – XIVth Century) – ed. C. Marmo (Semiotic and Cognitive Studies, 4),
Turnhout, 1997.
e.g. Latin vulgaire – Latin tardif. Actes du IVe
Colloque International sur le latin
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vulgaire et tardif (Caen 2-5 sept. 1994) – ed. L. Callebaut (Université de Caen.
Centre d’études et de recherche sur l’antiquité: textes scientifiques et
techniques latins), Hildesheim, 1995.
[24]
o The title possibly followed by an editor and/or a series is followed by the publication
information.
In the case of a monograph, give the place and year of publication.
e.g. J.-P. BOUHOT, Ratramme de Corbie. Histoire littéraire et controverses
doctrinales, Paris, 1976.
e.g. R. RIEDINGER, Der Codex Vindobonensis 418. Seine Vorlage und seine
Schreiber (Instrumenta Patristica, 17), Steenbrugge – Den Haag, 1989.
e.g. B. MUNK OLSEN, L’étude des auteurs classiques latins aux XIe
et XIIe
siècles, I : Catalogue des manuscrits classiques latins copiés du IXe
au XIIe
siècle : Apicius-Juvénal ; II: Catalogue des manuscrits classiques latins
copiés du IXe
au XIIe
siècle: Livius-Vitruvius; Florilèges – essais de plume;
III-1 : Les classiques dans les bibliothèques médiévales ; III-2 : Addenda
et corrigenda – Tables (Documents, études et répertoires publiés par
l’Institut de Recherche et d’Histoire des Textes), Paris, 1982-1989.
[25] In the case of a part of a collective work, give the title of the collective work
(italics), preceded by ‘in’ and followed by its editor, place and year of
publication and the pages or columns. Do not spell out the words page or
column: use ‘p.’ and ‘col.’ only, whether singular or plural.
e.g. A. DE LIBERA – I. ROSIER-CATACH, ‘L’analyse scotiste de la formule de la
consécration eucharistique’, in Vestigia, imagines, verba. Semiotics and
Logic in Medieval Theological Texts (XIIth – XIVth Century) – ed. C. Marmo
(Semiotic and Cognitive Studies, 4), Turnhout, 1997, p. 171-201.
e.g. G.A. KENNEDY, ‘The Survival of Classical Rhetoric from Late Antiquity to
the Middle Ages’, in A New History of Classical Rhetoric – ed. G.A.
Kennedy, Princeton, 1994, p. 271-277.
[26] In the case of an article in a journal, give only the title of the journal in italics,
followed in standard type by a comma, the volume number, the year in
parentheses, followed by a comma, p. and the inclusive pages.
e.g. S. BOYNTON, ‘Latin Glosses on the Office Hymns in Eleventh-Century
Continental Hymnaries’, The Journal of Medieval Latin, 11 (2001), p. 1-
26.
e.g. P. HADOT, ‘Cancellatus respectus’, Archivum Latinitatis Medii Aevi, 24
(1954), p. 277-282.
[27] • Use a short reference form for secondary literature if the items are cited frequently in the
introduction or apparatus. This form consists of the surname of the author in small capitals,
followed by a significant part of the title (italics in the case of a monograph; standard type in
single quotation marks [‘…’] for the other cases).
e.g. MUNK OLSEN, L’étude, III-1; HADOT, Marius Victorinus; KENNEDY, ‘Survival of Classical
Rhetoric’
Bibliographic references (footnotes and apparatus)
Footnotes (introduction)
[28] • Footnotes in the introduction end with a period or full stop.
• Do not use op. cit. Use the short reference form / abbreviated form instead.
• Use ibid. sparingly. When reference is made to the same source as in the previous note, ibid.
is acceptable.
[29] Primary sources
o If the note indicates a locus in the Latin text, the reference should be made as in the
apparatus (see [32]).
o If the note refers to an editor’s introduction (that is, not to the Latin text), add the
editor’s name to the abbreviated form. The page numbers are preceded by a comma
and by the abbreviation ‘p.’.
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e.g. CASSIOD., Inst. – ed. R.A.B. Mynors, p. VI.
e.g. Rhetores Latini Minores – ed. K. Halm, p. IX.
[30] Secondary literature
o Give complete references to secondary literature in the footnotes. Use the short
reference form only for publications that are frequently cited.
o Whether you use the short or complete reference form, indicate the precise locus. The
title is followed by a comma and the page(s) referred to. Page numbers may be
omitted if the reference is to a monograph or to a collective work in its entirety.
e.g. MUNK OLSEN, L’étude, III-1, p. 53.
e.g. The principal reference work to Victorinus is beyond any doubt HADOT, Marius
Victorinus.
Apparatus
[31] • References in the apparatus do not end with a period or full stop.
• Do not use op. cit. Use the short reference form / abbreviated form instead.
• Use ibid. sparingly. When reference is made to the same source as in the previous note, ibid.
is acceptable.
[32] Primary sources
o References to an exact locus in an edition are given in abbreviated form. Provide both
the reference to the text (liber, caput, etc.) and the exact locus in the edition. If the
source is a classical text of which there exist several editions, and if the locus is
unambiguous, it is sufficient to give the reference to the text (liber, caput, etc.),
without specifying the edition. If the editor needs to refer to a specific edition, the
reference must be to a critical one, cited in the bibliography (see [8]).
o The locus in the text follows the title of the work with no intervening comma. Do not
use roman numerals: AVG., Sermo 287, 2 and not: AVG., Sermo CCLXXXVII, 2.
o When citing the locus in an edition, place this reference in parentheses after the locus
in the text. Indicate whether the citation is to pages or columns. Line numbers are
separated from page-references by a comma.
e.g. quod – perplexa est] cfr HIER., In Ezech. 13, praef. (p. 606, 33-40) (= p. 606,
lines 33-40 in the edition of F. Glorie, CC SL 75, 1964)
e.g. cfr AVG., Serm. 25, 7 (PL 38, col. 170) (= col. 170 in one of the 2 used editions,
namely the one of PL)
e.g. Qui potest – oret ut possit] HVBERT. DE BALESMA, Summa (p. 28) (= p. 28 in the
text edited by I. Yukio in 1997, in Semiotic and Cognitive Studies, 4)
[33] Secondary literature
o In exceptional cases a reference to secondary literature may occur in the apparatus or
notes. Follow the format used in the footnotes (see [30]).
Text
Presentation
[34] Conspectus siglorum
A conspectus siglorum precedes the text. List all manuscripts and editions used, with their respective
symbols in Roman italic: use uppercase letters for manuscripts, and lowercase for printed editions. If
needed, use Greek italic lowercase letters for groups of manuscripts. If the text has appeared in
another modern edition, maintain the sigla used previously if possible (see [5] – [7]).
[35] Marginal references
If a reference is to be placed in the margins, give this reference and mark its place by means of a
code (not to be printed) within the text so that the reference can be correctly printed in the margin
next to the precise line or verse.
[36] • Right margin:
o If an edition relies on a single manuscript, the folio numbers of the manuscript are
given in the right margin. In the same way a reference can be made to the pages or
columns of another widely used edition. The change from one folio / page or column to
the next is marked in the text by a vertical bar.
In the right margin also an additional note for a word or passage in the text can be
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marked (see [102]).
o Codes $1 and $2: The reference is placed in the text between the codes $1 and $2, so
that this reference will be placed automatically in the right margin.
e.g. reference to a folio number: antequam |$190vb$2 habeatur
text: antequam | habeatur
right margin: 90vb
e.g. reference to an additional note: dubia pitagorice littere bicornia$1adnot.$2
peregisse memineram
text: dubia pitagorice littere bicornia peregisse memineram
right margin: adnot.
[37] • Left margin:
o In some specific cases references can be added in the left margin: in exegetical works
and commentaries there can be a reference to the book and verses of the Scripture, in
historical works dates can be indicated in the left margin.
o Codes £1 and £2: such references are placed in the text between the codes £1 and
£2, so that this reference will be placed automatically in the left margin.
e.g. reference to a date: Accidit autem ut Septembre proximo £1IX 1158£2 cum omni
comitatu suo tradita est.
text: Accidit autem ut Septembre proximo cum omni comitatu suo tradita est.
left margin: IX 1158
Order of parts of the book and running heads
[38] • The running heads give textual references to book, chapter, and paragraph. The publications
manager will allocate them in consultation with the editor.
[39] • Final line-numbering occurs only after first proof. In each logical unit (chapter, sermon …),
the lines of the text are numbered incrementally by fives. Avoid logical units in excess of one
thousand lines. The publications manager assists you in this task.
[40]
Text
Latin text
• Spelling: Use the following orthographic conventions for the Latin text:
u for u and v
V for U and V
i for i and j
I for I and J
Words in vernacular languages occurring within the Latin text should be spelled according to
the conventions of the language in question.
[41] • Use the following symbols for passages of one or more words requiring editorial intervention.
Do not use them within a single word: note the form of the word in the critical apparatus. The
symbols are printed in standard type. If your text requires other symbols, discuss the need
for them when you present the sample pages to the editorial board (see [1]).
[ ] for words suppressed by the editor
< > for words added by the editor
† † for corrupt passages
*** for lacunae
[42] Typeface in the Latin text
• The text is written in standard type. Variations in size of type font or colour will not be
maintained in the final printed text.
• Italics are used only for literal quotations from the Bible.
• Bold is not used in the Latin text.
• Small capitals are used in commentaries. The lemmata of the text commented-upon are
placed in small capitals.
• Single quotation marks (‘…’) are used to indicate words highlighted by the author in the
text.
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Quotations and allusions
Bible
[43] • Direct, literal quotations from the Bible are placed in italics. If the author announces a direct
quotation, place all of it in italics even though a few words may be lacking or there are slight
deviations due to syntactical adaptations to the context. If the author does not announce a
direct quotation, use italics if the quotation is literal, uninterrupted, and central to the
following discussion.
[44] • Echoes of Biblical passages or allusions to the Bible remain in standard type. Note them in
the biblical apparatus by ‘cfr’. Ideas and phrases from the Bible are such an integral part of
the thought processes of our Christian authors that we cannot set off every allusion in italics.
[45] • When the author repeats words or phrases from a literal Bible quotation (in italics) in order to
comment upon them, use standard type. Do not place the words or phrases in italics.
e.g. Ps. 103: Extendens caelum sicut pellem, qui tegis aquis superiora eius. Deus enim
extendit caelestem animam, ipsam interius dilatando amore suo, sicut pellem, id est ad
similitudinem pellis extendendae, praeueniendo eam in benedictionibus caelestium
unctionum; tegit etiam aquis superiora eius, protegendo gratiarum promouentium arcanis
influentiis supermentalia uniuersa ipsius sua gratuita bonitate.
• When the author repeats a single word or phrase from a literal Bible quotation (in italics) in
order to bring it into sharper focus, use standard type, and place the word or phrase selected
in single quotation marks.
e.g. Apoc. 10, 1: Et uidi alium angelum fortem descendentem de caelo amictum nube et iris
in capite eius: ‘Angelus amictus’ erat Christus; ‘angelus fortis’ humana natura.
Other sources
[46] • Other sources are – as a rule – never placed in italics, not even when intentionally and
literally quoted. They can be placed in double quotation marks (“…”). They can be preceded
by a colon or introduced by ‘quod’ (in which case the colon disappears).
[47] • Words cited within a quotation are placed in single quotation marks (‘…’).
[48] • When the author repeats words or phrases from a literal quotation (in double quotation
marks) in order to comment upon them, use standard type. Do not place the words or
phrases in double quotation marks.
• When the author repeats a single word or phrase from a literal quotation (in double quotation
marks) in order to bring it into sharper focus, use standard type, and place the word or
phrase selected in single quotation marks (‘…’).
Direct speech
[49] • The words that are quoted from a speech, discussion, or conversation are likewise placed
between double quotation marks (“…”). They can be preceded by a colon or introduced by
‘quod’ (in which case the colon disappears).
[50] • Within a direct speech, words cited are not placed in double (“…”) but between single
quotation marks (‘…’).
[51] • When the author repeats words or phrases from a direct speech (in double quotation marks)
in order to comment upon them, use standard type. Do not place the words or phrases in
double quotation marks.
• When the author repeats a single word or phrase from a direct speech (in double quotation
marks) in order to bring it into sharper focus, use standard type, and place the word or
phrase selected in single quotation marks (‘…’).
[52] Punctuation
Punctuation is of the utmost importance. Its purpose is to make the structure of the text clear to the
modern-day reader. Do not follow the punctuation of a manuscript or an earlier edition unless the
punctuation coincides with modern usage.
Punctuation marks appear in the same type, whether italic or standard, as the text to which they
pertain.
The conventions of vernacular languages vary, and editors are understandably influenced in the
punctuation of Latin by the rules pertaining to their mother tongue. While rigid rules for the
punctuation of Latin texts cannot be enforced, these are the preferences of the editorial board:
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No comma before an object or subject clause when the main verb precedes.
e.g. Notandum quoque est quod primogeniti non iuxta hereticorum
opinationem soli sunt quos fratres sequuntur alii, sed …
No comma before indirect speech / question when the main verb precedes.
e.g. Nobis ergo imminet ostendere quomodo Ioseph dicatur secundum
Matthaeum patrem habuisse Iacob …
No comma before a restrictive relative clause when its antecedent precedes.
e.g. Omnis quippe qui nostra tollit, inimicus est.
Dashes only used when the stream of thought is really interrupted. This dash is
preceded and followed by a space. See [2].
Apparatus
[53] Editors must provide three distinct apparatus, submitted in separate documents: a biblical
apparatus, a source apparatus and a critical apparatus. If an apparatus is needed for the traditio
textus, it precedes the critical apparatus. If additional apparatus are needed, they follow the critical
apparatus. An example of such an apparatus is a comparative apparatus. See [97].
Biblical apparatus
Editorial principles
[54] • The Bible apparatus is written in Latin.
[55] • Do not incorporate the quotation from the Bible in the apparatus.
Practical instructions
[56] • Order of the units: if two entries begin with the same word in the same line, but have a
different length, begin by giving the locus for the longer segment first, then give the locus for
the shorter unit: e.g. 20/25 Dominus – synagogam] cfr Matth. 12, 7-12 20 Dominus sabbati]
Matth. 12, 8; Luc. 6, 5
[57] • Lemmatization: For direct quotations from the Bible (see [43]), give the line number(s)
immediately followed by the locus. If ambiguity could arise, lemmatize the passage by
repeating it after the line number and before a square bracket; the Biblical locus follows the
lemma: e.g. 16 resistens manibus tuis] Ps. 16, 8; Dan. 4, 32
o Inclusive lemmatization: For more extensive passages, place the first and last
words before a square bracket, with a dash between them: the dash indicates that the
intermediate words are included: e.g. 31 beati – Dei] Luc. 6, 20
o Exclusive lemmatization: For words separated by extensive text, place the first and
last words before a square bracket, with three dots between them: the three dots
exclude the intermediate words: e.g. 33 beati … pauperes] Luc. 6, 21
[58] • For allusions the locus is preceded by ‘cfr’: e.g. 175 lapides uiui] cfr I Petr. 2, 5
[59] • Additional comments by the editor are placed in standard type.
[60] Presentation on the page
• The Roman numeral of each chapter is set in the apparatus at the beginning of the
references for that chapter.
• Line numbers appear in bold face.
• Type each reference on a separate line without any indentation and without a final period
(or full-stop).
• If several references occur in the same line(s) give the line number only for the first
reference; do not repeat the line number for each reference.
• In final proof the items will be separated by ‘||’. Do not try to imitate this lay-out in your
document.
[61] Abbreviations for the books of the Bible
• Note: The numbers referring to chapter and verse are always given in Arabic numbers.
The number for the chapter is followed by a comma and a blank space, then the verse
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number.
• Use the following abbreviations:
Gen. Genesis Is. Isaias I Cor. I ad Corinthios
Ex. Exodus Ier. Ieremias II Cor. II ad Corinthios
Leu. Leuiticus Thren. Threni Gal. ad Galatas
Num. Numeri Bar. Baruch Eph. ad Ephesios
Deut. Deuteronomium Ez. Ezechiel Phil. ad Philippenses
Ios. Iosue Dan. Daniel Col. ad Colossenses
Iud. Iudicum Os. Osee I Thess. I ad Thessalonicenses
Ruth Ruth Ioel Ioel II Thess. II ad Thessalonicenses
I Reg. I Regum Am. Amos I Tim. I ad Timotheum
II Reg. II Regum Abd. Abdias II Tim. II ad Timotheum
III Reg. III Regum Ion. Ionas Tit. ad Titum
IV Reg. IV Regum Mich. Michaeas Philem. ad Philemonem
I Par. I Paralipomenon Nah. Nahum Hebr. ad Hebraeos
II Par. II Paralipomenon Hab. Habacuc Iac. Epistula Iacobi
I Esdr. I Esdrae Soph. Sophonias I Petr. I Petri
II Esdr. II Esdrae Agg. Aggaeus II Petr. II Petri
Tob. Tobias Zach. Zacharias I Ioh. I Iohannis
Iudith Iudith Mal. Malachias II Ioh. II Iohannis
Esth. Esther I Mach. I Machabaeorum III Ioh. III Iohannis
Iob Iob II Mach. II Machabaeorum Iudae Iudae
Ps. Psalmi Matth. Matthaeus Apoc. Apocalypsis
Prou. Prouerbia Marc. Marcus Or. Man. Oratio Manassae
Eccle. Ecclesiastes Luc. Lucas III Esdr. III Esdrae
Cant. Canticum Canticorum Ioh. Iohannes IV Esdr. IV Esdrae
Sap. Sapientia Act. Actus Apostolorum
Eccli. Ecclesiasticus Rom. Ad Romanos
[62] Example:
XXXIX, 12/13 Ioh. 1, 29
13/14 Matth. 11, 9
14/15 cfr Matth. 11, 11
16 resistens manibus tuis] Ps. 16, 8; Dan. 4, 32
dulce lumen] Eccle. 11, 7
17/18 cfr Matth. 11, 7-9; Marc. 1, 3-4; Luc. 3, 2-4
30/31 si – bibit] cfr I Cor. 11, 29
final page-setting:
XXXIX, 12/13 Ioh. 1, 29 || 13/14 Matth. 11, 9 || 14/15 cfr Matth. 11, 11 || 16 resistens
manibus tuis] Ps. 16, 8; Dan. 4, 32 || dulce lumen] Eccle. 11, 7 || 17/18 cfr Matth. 11, 7-9;
Marc. 1, 3-4; Luc. 3, 2-4 || 30/31 si – bibit] cfr I Cor. 11, 29
Source apparatus
Editorial principles
[63] • The source apparatus is written in Latin.
[64] • Do not incorporate the quotation from the source in the apparatus.
Practical instructions
[65] • Order of the units: if two entries begin with the same word in the same line, but have a
different length, begin by giving the locus for the longer segment first, then give the locus for
the shorter unit.
[66] • Lemmatization: For direct quotations from all sources except the Bible, give the line
number(s) immediately followed by the locus. If ambiguity could arise, lemmatize the
passage by repeating it after the line number and before a square bracket; the locus follows
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the lemma: e.g. 130/131 in quibus – aureum] Lib. quare Appendix II, 51, 58-61 (p. 195)
o Inclusive lemmatization: For more extensive passages, place the first and last
words before a square bracket, with a dash between them: the dash indicates that the
intermediate words are included.
o Exclusive lemmatization: For words separated by extensive text, place the first and
last words before a square bracket, with three dots between them: the three dots
exclude the intermediate words.
[67] • For allusions the locus is preceded by ‘cfr’: e.g. 164 forti manu et desiderabili] cfr HIER.,
Nom. hebr. (p. 103, 11)
[68] • For bibliographical references in the source apparatus, follow the format used in the
apparatus (see [31] – [33]).
[69] • Additional comments by the editor appear in standard type.
[70] • If there is a special reason to quote the source, the quotation will be placed in standard
type: e.g. 191 cuius uita despicitur r u e p] GREG. M., In euang. 1, 12, 1 (p. 82, 36-37): cuius
uita despicitur restat ut et predicatio contemnatur
[71] • If a deviant reading in a source needs to be included, place this reading immediately after
the reference to the locus. Follow the rules of the critical apparatus (see [84] – [85]): e.g.
108-121 GVILL. S. THEOD., Epist. frat. M. D. 120-123 (p. 238-240) sed 111 assuetus
faciendus] assuefaciendus
[72] Presentation on the page
• The Roman numeral of each chapter is set in the apparatus at the beginning of the
references for that chapter.
• Line numbers appear in bold face.
• If several source references occur in the same line(s) give the line number only for the
first reference; do not repeat the line number for each reference.
• Type each source reference on a separate line without any indentation and without a final
period (or full-stop).
• In final proof the items will be separated by ‘||’. Do not try to imitate this lay-out in your
document.
[73] Example
IV, 12/16 cfr BEDA, De templo 1 (p. 160, 532-542)
81 quidam aiunt] cfr ISID., Etym. 15, 4, 15 (p. 123)
96/97 cfr BEDA, In prou. Salom. 1 (p. 62, 5-10)
108/115 GVILL. S. THEOD., Epist. frat. M. D. 120-123 (p. 238-239) sed 111 assuetus faciendus]
assuefaciendus
119/128 cfr BEDA, De templo 1 (p. 163-164, 669-681)
130/131 in quibus – aureum] Lib. quare Appendix II, 51, 58-61 (p. 195) ; PS. HVGO S. VICT., Spec.
de myst. eccl. I (col. 335B-337D)
164 forti manu et desiderabili] cfr HIER., Nom. hebr. (p. 103, 11)
191 cuius uita despicitur r u e p] GREG. M., In euang. 1, 12, 1 (p. 82, 36-37): cuius uita despicitur
restat ut et praedicatio contemnatur
203/204 cfr IOH. FRIB., Summa conf. 3, 13, q. 7 (f. 151rb), ubi Bernardus et Guilelmus minus fuse
quam hic citantur
final page-setting:
IV, 12/16 cfr BEDA, De templo 1 (p. 160, 532-542) || 81 quidam aiunt] cfr ISID., Etym. 15, 4,
15 (p. 123) || 96/97 cfr BEDA, In prou. Salom. 1 (p. 62, 5-10) || 108/115 GVILL. S. THEOD.,
Epist. frat. M. D. 120-123 (p. 238-239) sed 111 assuetus faciendus] assuefaciendus ||
119/128 cfr BEDA, De templo 1 (p. 163-164, 669-681) || 130/131 in quibus – aureum] Lib.
quare Appendix II, 51, 58-61 (p. 195) ; PS. HVGO S. VICT., Spec. de myst. eccl. I (col. 335B-
337D) || 164 forti manu et desiderabili] cfr HIER., Nom. hebr. (p. 103, 11) || 191 cuius uita
despicitur r u e p] GREG. M., In euang. 1, 12, 1 (p. 82, 36-37): cuius uita despicitur restat ut
et praedicatio contemnatur || 203/204 cfr IOH. FRIB., Summa conf. 3, 13, q. 7 (f. 151rb), ubi
Bernardus et Guilelmus minus fuse quam hic citantur
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Traditio textus
Editorial principles
[74] • When the textual tradition is complex, a traditio textus apparatus may precede the critical
apparatus. Whereas the conspectus siglorum normally suffices to alert the reader which
manuscripts are used to establish any particular passage, this is not always the case. If there
are many manuscripts and the editor must use different manuscripts to establish different
passages in the text, the traditio textus apparatus gives the list of manuscripts used for each
page.
[75] • The traditio textus is written in Latin.
Practical instructions
[76] • The witnesses are enumerated in the order of the families to which they belong.
[77] • If the tradition changes, i.e. if a manuscript presents important lacunae, or is incomplete at
the beginning or the end of the text, indicate these changes in the traditio textus.
e.g. BG(lac. hab. 251/399 postquam – dixit)D AP(inc. ab 250 deinde)R C
[78] Presentation on the page
• Manuscript-sigla are separated by a small space (code = $). Group together the sigla
pertaining to the same family, and separate the different families by a full space: e.g.
B$G$D A$R C, where B and G and D belong to one family, A and R to another and C is an
isolated manuscript.
• The same groupings will be repeated on subsequent pages, until a change is announced.
e.g. Let us suppose that on a page containing lines 239-255 the following changes are given
in the traditio textus apparatus: B$G(lac. hab. 251/399 postquam – dixit)$D A$P(inc. ab
250 deinde)$R C. This means that beginning with the word ‘postquam’ in line 251 and on all
subsequent pages to the point where the word ‘dixit’ occurs in line 399, G is absent from the
textual tradition, whereas P joins the textual tradition with the word ‘deinde’ in line 250. Not
until the page containing line 399 will the traditio textus mention G again.
• The traditio textus can only be generated after the final page-setting. However, all
elements needed must be provided before in a separate list. E.g.: 250 P inc. ab deinde
251/399 G lac. hab. (postquam – dixit) 399 G denuo inc. ab apostolus
Critical apparatus
Editorial principles
[79] • The critical apparatus is written in Latin.
[80] • As a rule, the critical apparatus is based on the principle that unless variant readings are
given, the manuscripts contain the text as printed. In the implementation of this negative
principle, manuscripts are not cited unless their reading diverges from the text.
• In exceptional cases, for the sake of clarity the editor may be obliged to give the readings
of all the manuscripts, listing first the manuscripts that confirm the chosen reading, followed
by the variants. The editor is encouraged to discuss particularly difficult passages in the
introduction (see [7]), and to alert the reader that such passages required the
implementation of a positive principle in the apparatus. The editor is urged to confirm any
peculiarity, orthographic, syntactic, or other, which might be mistaken for a misprint.
[81] • The editor must decide whether orthographic variants need to be indicated, and must
discuss the matter in the introduction (see [7]). The editorial board strongly recommends
that all orthographic variants of proper names be given.
[82] • Do not include readings drawn from sources in the critical apparatus. However, if a
preferred reading of the text relies on the source or if the source or its manuscripts
corroborate one reading against another, this evidently must be mentioned in the critical
apparatus.
Practical instructions
[83] • Order of the units: if two entries begin with the same word in the same line, but have a
different length, begin by giving the locus for the longer segment first, then give the locus for
the shorter unit: e.g. 17/20 Tunc omnes - rogantes] om. ABC 17 Tunc] et DEF
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[84] • Within a critical unit it is necessary to distinguish the reading adopted in the text, i.e. the
lemma, from the variants, from other indications such as om., del., add., eras. and/or the
editorial remarks.
[85] • Typeface: the lemmata and the variants are always given in standard type. Even italicised
words of the text are placed in standard type if included in the lemma. The rest of the critical
unit, namely editor’s remarks, references, numerals, symbols (e.g. sigla) etc., are given in
italics: e.g. possunt] possint S, ante omnia pos. R, secl. ut uid. F
[86] • The lemma is separated from its variants by a square bracket (]).
e.g. 9 scire] del. S, om. M T
[87] • When a passage is unusually long, it is advisable to lemmatize the passage as follows:
o Inclusive lemmatization: For more extensive passages, place the first and last
words before a square bracket, with a dash between them: the dash indicates that the
intermediate words are included: e.g. 31 Tunc omnes - rogantes] om. ABC
o Exclusive lemmatization: For words separated by extensive text, place the first and
last words before a square bracket, with three dots between them: the three dots
exclude the intermediate words: e.g. 17/18 aqua … igne] igne … aqua A. This means
that A uses the same words but changes the order of the two words ‘aqua’ and ‘igne’.
The intermediate words are not affected.
[88] • Use a comma to divide one variant from the next within the same critical unit. The indication
given after each comma refers to the lemma, not to the previous variant: e.g. 9 scire] scite
B, del. C, om. M T
[89] • Manuscript-sigla are separated by a small space (code = $). Group together the sigla
pertaining to the same family, and separate the different families by a full space: e.g. cum]
tum B$K, om. C R$M b
[90] Presentation on the page
• The Roman numeral of each chapter is set in the apparatus at the beginning of the
references for that chapter.
• Line numbers are given in bold face.
• Type each critical unit on a separate line without any indentation and without a final
period (or full-stop).
• If several critical units occur in the same line, give the line number only for the first
reference; do not repeat the line number for each reference.
• In final proof the items will be separated by ‘||’. Do not try to imitate this lay-out in your
document.
• If a lemma occurs twice or more in the same line of the text, identify each occurrence by a
raised or superscript number: e.g. 27 cum²] tum UW.
[91] Abbreviations
Frequently used:
a.c. ante correctionem e corr. e correctione in ras. in rasura
add. addidit ed. (edd.) editio(nes)/ editor(es) rell. reliqui
al. alius em. (emend.) emendauit sc. (scil.) scilicet
a.m. alia manu eras. erasit scr. scripsit
cett. ceteri exp. expunxit secl. seclusit
cod. (codd.) codex (codices) inc. incipit sub l. sub linea
coni. coniecit in marg. in margine sup. l. supra lineam
corr. correxit om. omisit tr. transposuit
del. deleuit p.c. post correctionem ut uid. ut uidetur
des. desinit praem. praemisit
Notes:
[92] o First person verbal forms referring to actions performed by the editor (addidi, conieci,
scripsi etc.) are written out in full.
[93] o A transposition of words can be indicated in different ways. The editor is asked to
select a system and apply it consistently. The length and complexity of the apparatus
will influence the choice.
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e.g. humana natura] tr. M
e.g. humana natura] natura humana M
e.g. contra omnes ardores libidinis] c. l. a. o. M
The first system is the most succinct, but can only be used in the case of two words.
The third system is not recommendable but has the advantage of being applicable to
cases of more than two words.
[94] o Indications such as add., coni., corr. etc. precede the manuscript-sigla.
[95] o Place the following abbreviations after the manuscript-sigla and in superscript: a.c.,
p.c., e corr., corr., a.m., in marg., in ras., sub l., sup. l. Scribal changes are indicated
with the help of superscript numbers, the main scribe being number 1.
e.g. et item] om. sed add. Psup. l.
e.g. eam] eas Pa.c.
$L A, uel eam add. Asup. l. corr.
e.g. proloquar] palam loquar M²
[96] Example
III, 1 proloquar] preloquar S, palam loquar M²
cessent] scripsi, cessant codd.
2 Carthaginem] Cartagine S
5 iam] om. m
7 ingens] ingenitus S$M2
Aug.
12 aqua … igne] in aqua … in igne P, igne … aqua Ba.c.
13 designatur] significatur Pa.c.
$B A$H, signatur Pp.c.
20 enim sua] tr. P
24 ut] et O
praenuntiauerunt] praenuntiantur A$H E G, pronuntiauerunt F
27 fiet] fit V F
praenuntiatur] pronuntiatur F
33 se1
] om. V Z F
se2
] om. A$Ha.c.
, add. Hin marg.
, del. C2
$D2
P2
, sese add. P2 in ras.
final page-setting:
III, 1 proloquar] preloquar S, palam loquar M2
|| cessent] scripsi, cessant codd. || 2
Carthaginem] Cartagine S || 5 iam] om. m || 7 ingens] ingenitus SM2
Aug. || 12 aqua …
igne] in aqua … in igne P, igne … aqua Ba.c.
|| 13 designatur] significatur Pa.c.
B AH, signatur
Pp.c.
|| 20 enim sua] tr. P || 24 ut] et O || praenuntiauerunt] praenuntiantur AH E G,
pronuntiauerunt F || 27 fiet] fit V F || praenuntiatur] pronuntiatur F || 33 se1
] om. V Z F ||
se2
] om. AHa.c.
, add. Hin marg.
, del. C2
D2
P2
, sese add. P2 in ras.
Comparative apparatus
Editorial principles
[97] • In some editions it may be necessary to include a comparative apparatus in addition to the
critical apparatus. If a text survives in several recensions, one of the recensions produces the
edited text and the critical apparatus gives the variant readings of the manuscripts used by
the editor to restore this text.
o Usually, the differences between the recensions are treated in the introduction, and do
not appear in a special apparatus.
o However, if the readings of the different recensions are significant and appear
throughout either the entire text or a substantial part of it, the editor may wish to
create a Fassungsapparat, in order to put the recension(s) into the proper light.
Discuss the need for such an apparatus when you present the sample pages to the editorial
board (see [1]).
[98] • The comparative apparatus is written in Latin.
Practical instructions
see critical apparatus [83]-[89]
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Presentation on the page
see critical apparatus [90]
Abbreviations
see critical apparatus [91]-[95]
[99] Example
XIII, 1 Seuerus .XI.] Seuerus HT, Post excessum beatissimi Apollenaris, beatus Seuerus tertius
decimus rauennalem cathedram suscepit F
9/10 In sardicense – hic Seuerus] om. HT
final page-setting:
XIII, 1 Seuerus .XI.] Seuerus HT, Post excessum beatissimi Apollenaris, beatus Seuerus tertius
decimus rauennalem cathedram suscepit F || 9/10 In sardicense – hic Seuerus] om. HT
[100]
Additional notes
Annotations can be given in an appendix entitled ‘Additional notes’. They are written in the same
language as the introduction. Textual notes discuss particular readings, readings proposed in earlier
editions or justify the choice of a given reading. For some editions it may be of interest to add
contextual notes, treating historical, legal, or liturgical points, depending on the nature of the text.
[101] Presentation in the appendix
o Textual and contextual notes are listed by page and line number of the words or
passages they refer to.
o If two or more notes refer to passages that begin with the same word in the same
line, their order is determined by their length: the longest passage will take
precedence.
o The page number appears in standard type. It is separated by a comma from the line
number in bold face. The lemma appears in standard type, followed by a square
bracket:
e.g. 27, 403 alapae] ‘clasps or covers of a gospel book’. This word is unusual; usually
‘alapa’ means ‘a blow’.
o Page and line numbers will not be known until the final page-setting.
[102] Presentation in the edition
o If the edition contains textual notes only, alert the reader to the presence of textual
notes by the phrase ‘uide adnot.’ or ‘sed uide adnot.’ in the critical apparatus.
o If the edition contains both textual and contextual notes, or only contextual notes, the
presence of notes is indicated in the right margin of the text, next to the line where
the annotated passage begins. See [36].
e.g. dubia pitagorice littere bicornia$1adnot.$2 peregisse memineram. In this
example the word ‘adnot.’ will appear in the right margin.
In addition, alert the reader to the presence of textual notes by the phrase ‘uide
adnot.’ or ‘sed uide adnot.’ in the critical apparatus.
[103] Indexes
The indexes are the final element in the edition.
• Normally there are two, an Index locorum Sacrae Scripturae and an Index auctorum /
operum. If the nature of the text requires the production of other indexes (e.g. Index
liturgicus and Index analyticus), this must be the subject of prior consultation with the
editorial board and CTLO.
• The list of authors is given in alphabetical order in the Index auctorum. Titles of anonymous
works are given in italics and listed alphabetically amongst the authors. The editor is asked to
create this index, using the bibliography.
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• An Index formarum will be produced by CTLO and published in a separate fascicule of the
Instrumenta Lexicologica Latina, series A - Formae.
Printing process
Production schedule
Once the text is sent to the printers, it enters the production process of Corpus
Christianorum. It is assigned a production number, which facilitates tracking through the
successive stages of composition and printing.
The publications manager will establish the production schedule and the deadlines in
conjunction with the editor. Usually the time necessary for all the production stages is 15
to 18 months.
Stages of the printing process
Text
• The editor receives four copies of the first set of galley-proofs of the text.
• From the first set, duly corrected, a second set of proofs will be produced. This
second set will have the definitive line-numbering.
• At this stage the editor will need to adapt the various apparatus to conform to this
line-numbering.
Apparatuses
• The editor receives for correction a first set of proofs of the apparatus with the
definitive line-numbering.
• A second set of proofs will be produced, if there were many corrections to be
made.
Page-setting
• Once the corrections have been made in the text and the apparatus, the pages
can be set.
• The first set of page proofs is sent to the editor for correction.
• At this stage the running heads should be added. The traditio textus and
‘Additional notes’, if present, can be adapted to this page-setting.
• A second set of page proofs with the definitive pagination will be sent to the editor
for a final check.
Introduction
• Before page-setting takes place, send the final version of the introduction to the
publications manager.
• The editor receives a set of galley-proofs, with text and footnotes printed
separately.
• A second set will be produced from the definitive page set-up.
Indexes
• The indexes will be the last element to be printed.
• For all the indexes two sets of proofs are provided: a set of galley-proofs and a
set of page-proofs.
Final phase
• Once the text is considered to be correct and the concordance has been corrected
and adapted to the definitive line-numbering, the Instrumenta Lexicologica Latina
can be produced.
• When the editor approves the text for printing, the final phase of production
begins.
• The editor is asked to prepare a list of some twenty journals that are likely to
publish a review of the work.
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Collaboration with CTLO
CTLO develops the Instrumenta Lexicologica Latina (ILL), the two reference works that
accompany every edition in the Corpus Christianorum series. The edition and its ILL,
series A - Formae should appear simultaneously. This first fascicle contains a printed list
of all word-forms in the text with their frequency of occurrence (enumeratio formarum)
and a set of microfiches containing both a concordance in the alphabetic order of the
forms (concordantia formarum) and an inverse index of word-forms with their frequency
of occurrence (index formarum a tergo ordinatarum). A second fascicle, ILL, series B Lemmata,
prepared subsequently, provides a lexical analysis of the text.
Questionnaire and lists
The computing and specialist assistance of CTLO provides the editor with a support
system for verifying readings and eliminating errors. The editor is required to assist this
process by completing CTLO’s questionnaire and by checking CTLO’s computer-generated
lists. The questionnaire enables CTLO to create a file for every edited text.
As early as possible in the production process, the editor needs to examine thoroughly
the following lists, generated by CTLO and subsequently used to produce the ILL.
• A list of unidentified word-forms, i.e. forms that have not been attested by the
Dictionnaire automatique latin.
• An alphabetical list of all the word-forms of the text. Greek words are
transliterated.
• An alphabetical list of all the word-forms with their frequency in the text.
• An inverse index that gives all the word-forms in the text in the alphabetical order
of their inflected endings. So, cases such as ysopo / hysopo will be found adjacent
to each other, whereas in the normal alphabetical sequence they are difficult to
compare.
These tools allow the editor to detect anomalies, contradictory readings, etc., and to
correct them in the edition. A careful examination of these lists helps to improve the
accuracy of readings in the edition.
Timetable: two alternatives
It is always preferable for an editor to begin making use of the services of CTLO before
the text goes to press. However, if the editor cannot enter into collaboration with CTLO at
that phase, CTLO offers a second opportunity to verify readings and references.
Before the printing process begins
• The editor supplies CTLO with an electronic version of the text in ASCII
format, containing only the definitive text and provisional page and line
numbers.
• CTLO prepares the lists so that the editor can verify and correct the edited
text.
• A second set of lists is produced in the final phase.
During the final phase of production
• The publications manager sends CTLO a tape after the first correction of
proofs.
• CTLO prepares the lists so that the editor can make final corrections and
improvements to the edited text.
Of the two alternatives, the first procedure is clearly preferable since it reduces the
corrections to be made in the final proofs.