10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATASTA»
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catasta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Fact and Lore About Old English Words
In the Corpus and Erfurt glossaries carbo is glossed gloed, equivalent to West
Saxon gled, 'burning coal', a word which also refers to fire and flame in general.1
In the Epinal Glossary the form gloed occurs as gloss to catasta, a word which in
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Herbert Dean Meritt, 1954
2
Contributions Toward a History of Arabico-Gothic Culture
harfa is equated with catasta in the following glosses: SS., II, 389: catasta harfa II,
394: catasta .i. harpha II, 434: catasta i. genus poene harapha I ritipoume
screiatun II, 492: catasta harfa II, 563: catasta hbrphb (harpha) II, 581 : catasta
harpon.
3
Bibliotheca classica latina; sive. Collectio auctorum ...
Catasta fuit pegma ligneum , in quo mangones servos venales col- locabant ad
inspiciendum : <□ tabula- ta catasta: » vocat Mart. IX , 60 , 5 ; « machinas »
Cicero, de pet. Cons, c. a ; « venalitium titulis pictum > Petron. c. 29. Hoc loco
catasta ...
4
The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity
The term catasta denotes a platform in a public area. The catasta was used
initially as a platform where slaves were displayed for sale (Tib. 2.3.63464, quem
saepe coegit / barbara gysatosferre catasta pedes). Subsequently, the catasta
was ...
Thomas J. Heffernan, 2012
5
History of the Working and Burgher Classes
They were poor girls, bought in the market, naked, or nearly naked, on great
tables called catasta;' that purchasers, who were hard to please, could examine
the offered merchandise closely.4 These catasta were sufficiently elevated, so
that ...
Adolphe Granier de Cassagnac, 1871
6
Perpetuum Mobile: Il Segreto per Non Morire
urlò André, indicando in direzione della catasta di legna. Là alcuni uomini
agitavano delle torce e si avvicinavano alla legna determinati a non attendere
oltre. “Suvvia D'Aguilles, non vorretefarmi davvero credere che...” la risposta di
Ezzelino ...
7
Italian Weights and Measures from the Middle Ages to the ...
CATASTA -- 4-9 catasta [It catasta, cord of firewood, stack, fr L catasta, floor or
stage for fruit, tier, a stage on which slaves were exposed for sale]. A m-v (a cord)
for firewood in Tuscany (Andreini VIII, Martini 207, 541-542, 737, and Tavole l.
Ronald Edward Zupko, 1981
8
The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis and of Aulus Persius ...
None bring his slaves &c] " Ne sit praestantior alter " Cappadocas riglda pingues
plausisse catasta." The Roman slave-market was principally furnished from Cap-
padocia, the inhabitants of which seem to have agnized a natural and prompt ...
9
Works of the British Poets: The comedies of Aristophanes; ...
The catasta was a kind of moveable machine, in which the slaves were ranged
on different platforms, according to their age or stature. It is mentioned by Martial,
from whom it would appear to have been appropriated to the more select and ...
Robert Walsh, Homer, Aristophanes, 1822
2.3.60 barbara . . . catasta (the first literary occurrence of catasta); Mart. 6.29.1-2
non de plebe domus nec auarae uerna catastae \ sed domini sancto dignus
amore puer, with Grewing. By contrast with the foreign slave, Glaucias was born
at ...
Publius Papinius Statius, Carole E. Newlands, 2011
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATASTA»
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catasta is used in the context of the following news items.
Catania, accende il fuoco per scaldarsi: scoppia incendio
Gli agenti, dopo averlo interrogato, hanno accertato che il giovane, senza fissa dimora, aveva appiccato il fuoco ad una catasta di carte per ... «SiciliaInformazioni.com, Mar 15»
15 ° Snow Trophy 2013 Show
sul paraurti al 1° passaggio sui "Tronchi" che ho perso proprio alla catasta di legna Ricompensa. Grazie a tutti maurizio.miliani@tiscali.it. «YouTube, Jan 13»
Panevin, fuochi e magia
... in cui sabato notte sarà dato fuoco ad una grande catasta di legna, verranno distribuite pinza e vin brulé e si canteranno litanie propiziatorie. «Corriere della Sera, Jan 13»
Nimis e la micronazione di Ladonia
La catasta di tronchi irregolari che ne disegna il profilo, sembra messa lì secondo un disordine compiuto. Il contrasto delle varie tonalità di ... «greenMe.it, Sep 12»
Insieme a Relic torniamo a vedere dal vivo Company of Heroes 2 …
... ingegneri nel sequel: da quanto visto, l'unica unità in grado di mettere in piedi al volo una nuova catasta di legno da incendiare alla bisogna. «Multiplayer.it, Jul 12»
Alighiero Boetti, Tate Modern, Seven magazine review
Rotolo di Cartone Ondulato, of 1966, is a roll of cardboard with its core extruded to form a wonkily abject tower; Catasta, of 1967, consists of a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 12»
E' scesa ormai la sera a Panarea, senza Vip e senza Scuola da …
... che dovrebbero essere utilizzati per l'informatica sembrano una catasta da mausoleo. Accessori superflui o condizioni minime necessarie? «Reset Italia, Sep 11»
Conceptualist with charisma
But at his first solo show in 1967, he exhibited “Annual Lamp” (1966), “Mimetico” (1967) and “Catasta” (1966). Made from a lightbulb, army ... «Financial Times, Feb 09»
