Maybe you could just contact the author? http://www.mercedeslackey.com/index.html :)
Sg On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:58 PM, Wanda Pease <wan...@hevanet.com> wrote: > 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 > -- -Sg- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
