The book uses it to distinguish "Short Timer" or "New rich" from the families who have been leading Venetian families for generations. Kat is from one of the oldest families in Venice ang therefore her family is one of the. " Casa Longi". The only older family left is Marco's Valdosta clan whose first ancestor started Venice when the area was just swamp.
Wanda Sent from my iPad On Apr 7, 2014, at 7:23 PM, Charlene C <charlene...@gmail.com> wrote: > As you've probably already discovered, searching is difficult because > both "curti" and the singular "curto" are popular surnames. Do these > authors usually use historic terms or do they invent terms? Some > tidbits I found: > > Curti is a city in Italy > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curti,_Campania > > Florio (1611): > curti - pens or or folds for sheepe > curto - see corto > corto - short, briefe, succinct, either in body, quantity or time > > http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/florio/149small.html > http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/florio/142small.html > > > --Charlene > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Patricia Dunham <chim...@ravensgard.org> > wrote: >> reading Shadow of the Lion, set in 1530-ish Venice... this term sounds kind >> of clothing-related but also indicates social status? like, nouveau-riche?? >> I HAVE just spent a while googling for a definition, but no luck. >> >> The specific line that has inspired me to try to get specific here is : >> "Curti like the Brunelli would never settle for lesser curti." (The Brunelli >> are a powerful family, but still "curti", NOT "casa vecchie"; would not >> "marry down" to a lesser curti house.) >> >> Thanks!! >> chimene >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
