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vir litterarum
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Does anyone know of a good reference volume on Latin abbreviations?

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Salve vir literarum

I use my university library copy of Adriano CAPELLI, Dizionario delle abbreviature latine ed italiane (Milan, 1900) [Lexicon abbreviaturarum. Introduction. English] 1982 and it's very good.
Exemplo in bibliothecâ universitatis utor. Hoc opus tibi commendo.

Cf also Contractions in early Latin minuscule mss / by W. M. Lindsay
Lindsay, W. M. (Wallace Martin), 1858-1937 1908 http://www.archive.org/details/contract ... 00linduoft

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Post by vir litterarum »

thanks for the suggestion. I'll definitely see if my library has a copy.

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The Cappelli is still on print (€ 25 from any Italian online bookshop) and it is also available on line. See:

viewtopic.php?t=6362&highlight=cappelli

Regrds

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