Spiritual Milk – A Gift from Pietro Paolo Vergerio in the Polish Translation by Ostafi Trepka of 1556 Cover Image

Mleko duchowne – Upominek od Pietra Paola Vergeria w polskim przekładzie Ostafiego Trepki z 1556 roku
Spiritual Milk – A Gift from Pietro Paolo Vergerio in the Polish Translation by Ostafi Trepka of 1556

Author(s): Wojciech Kordyzon
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Oral history, Modern Age, 16th Century
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Königsberg;Ducal Prussia;Ostafi (Eustachy) Trepka;Pietro Paolo Vergerio;Juan Valdés;catechism;Alexander Aujezdecki (Augezdecki)

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the Polish edition of the 1556 catechetical instruction addressed to children known as the Spiritual Milk; its Latin version was edited by Pietro Paolo Vergerio. The first part contains bibliographical information about the printing and the characteristics of the Polish text. It also discusses the question of the audience of the translation and the functionality of its typographical solutions. The second part presents a transcription of the text together with a linguistic commentary and a detailed account of the applied transcription rules.

  • Issue Year: 65/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 239-273
  • Page Count: 35
  • Language: Polish