Glossary Of Some Important Terms Used In Textual Criticism

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94 . INDIAN TEXTUAL CRITICISM . 95 APPENDIX I . Iliglier Criticism the fourth aspect of textual criticism in Classical Philo- logy, the separation of the sources utilized by the author.. Ilonocorarcta loss of lines between two lines which begin similarly. Ilomoeographon loss of letters, syllables, words, phrases or lines through similarity of writing. Ilomocoteleuta loss of lines between two lines which end similarly. Hoinonym word of same form as another but different sense; namesake. Hyparchetypus sub-archetype, or the hypothetical source of extant manuscripts lower down in the transmission of the text than the archetype. It represents the second divergence in the line of tradi tion, the first starting with the archetype itself. Ilypermetric of verse (s) having redundant syllable(s). Hypothetical comnion ancestor a manuscript which is no longer in existence but whose existence at some time in the past must be assumed in order to explain the relation in which the extant manuscripts stand to each other. It is considered as the source of all such manuscripts.. Uluminate the method employed to decorate a manuscript with various designs; decorate (initial letters, etc.) a manuscript with gold, colour etc. infra lineam below the line; abr. inf. lin. Incunabula books printed early, especially before 1500. Inorganic extraneous, not forming a part of, out of context. inter lincas between the lines; abr. int. lin. . Interpolation insertion of words, passages etc. within a text. Literally, polishing, improvement by polishing. Interpretation exegesis, making out meaning of words, explanation. Intrinsic probability the probability depending upon the context, in herent or essential probability. Itacism excessive use of the letters Katharsis cleansing, purging, catharsis. . Lscuna gap in a manuscript where some part has been lost or obliter ated. Plural lacunae. Lapsus calami slip of the pen. Lectio difficilior a hard reading, the more difficult of two readings. Lectio facilior a simple or easy reading, the simpler or easier of two readings. Lectio singular a singular or individual reading. Lectio vulgata a vulgar reading, a common reading. Lemma citation by the commentator of a word beginning a verse or sentence in the text. Pl. lenimata Lexis word, expression. - Lineal ascendant when a manuscript is directly copied from another or through any number of intermediate copies, that copy will be the lineal ascendant of the manuscript, Lineal descendant in opposition to the above, the manuscript is desig nated a lineal descendant of that copy. Lipography simple omission of any kind. Cf. parablepsia. Lower Criticism German Niedere Textkritik or French critique verbale, as opposed to Higher Criticism, comprises Heuristics, Recensio and Emendatio Manuscript(s) handwritten copy: (copies) of any text, abr. Ms(s). Marginalia marginal notes found in most manuscripts. Misch-codex a conflated manuscript, where the different streams of independent tradition are intermingled. Mislection wrong reading. Non-extant not existing or surviving, lost. Applied to codices. Obelize to mark with an obelus or obelisk, which was used in ancient Mss. to indicate that the word in the language is spurious. Omission leaving out. Cf. damnum, defectioi. Original what is intended by the author. Parablepsia cf. Lipography, Paradiothoseis emendation made by the scribe. Paradosis the traditional text. Patha reading, variant reading. Pathantara variant reading. Pedigree (of manuscripts) showing the interrelation between the var. ious extant manuscripts in the form of a family tree or stemma codicum. * Pothi a manuscript volume consisting of loose folios. Praksepa Interpolation. Praksipta interpolated. Prasasti dedicatory verses found at the beginning of texts or portions or divisions of texta.