Littlestone
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Re: Earliest (detailed) sketch of Stonehenge
Mar 23, 2007, 12:44
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nigelswift wrote:
Skill, not strength
Letter from Debby Banham of Cambridge in the March-April 2007 edition of British Archaeology (page 20) -
"Your transcription of the Stonehenge Scala mundi text (Jan/Feb) says that the giants' circle was derecta (a variant of directa, ie set straight, or arranged) by Merlin at Stonehenge, whereas your excellent illustration shows that both manuscripts read deuecta (transported).
Thus your translation is only half right: the Latin says it was 'brought", but not "erected" (in any case, neither verb could mean both). So whereas the Brut version of the story clearly does have Merlin dismantling the monument in Ireland and reassembling it in England, the Scala mundi version could equally well mean that he moved it bodily, without all the bother of self-assembly. After all, the text does say he did it non vi sed arte; not by strength but by skill."
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Littlestone
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Gideon Fidler: Stonehenge
Mar 30, 2007, 20:27
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Posted by David Swindlehurst on the Stones Mailing List - www.oxfordarch.co.uk/ Interesting, and a new one on me.
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Littlestone
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Re: Gideon Fidler: Stonehenge
Mar 30, 2007, 20:31
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Littlestone wrote: Posted by David Swindlehurst on the Stones Mailing List - www.oxfordarch.co.uk/ Interesting, and a new one on me.
Oops... try this link instead - http://thehumanjourney.net//
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Littlestone
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Re: Earliest (detailed) sketch of Stonehenge
Aug 28, 2007, 16:38
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nigelswift wrote:
Though not specifically mentioned, looks like it'll be on show at the Royal Academy from 15 September. More at http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/makinghistory/
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Branwen
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Re: Gideon Fidler: Stonehenge
Oct 26, 2009, 01:22
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Didn't realise this thread existed, sorry. I should do a search before starting something, huh?
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Littlestone
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Re: Gideon Fidler: Stonehenge
Oct 26, 2009, 01:41
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Branwen wrote: Didn't realise this thread existed, sorry. I should do a search before starting something, huh?
No prob.
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