SC - Scully's Viandier

[Elaine Koogler]

I have one other translation of the Viandier, but don't remember, off the top of
my head, which one it is.  I know that I had a hard time really understanding
what was going on until I got the Scully version, which I found infintely easier
to use.

Kiri

allilyn at juno.com wrote:

> I asked Amanda if the Scully she could get me was substantially different
> than the Bennet version in Cariadoc's volume, or the Prescott
> translation, both of which I have.
>
> >>As for the Bennet and Prescott translations of Viandier, I don't know
> how
> different these are than Scully, but I do have Cariadoc's volumes so may
> be
> able to compare the Bennet with Scully. If you have ever seen anything
> else by Scully, you know his work is full of footnotes and incidental
> information, a very thorough investigation of the subject at hand. Scully
>
> transcribed the text of, IIRC, four Viandier manuscripts, and compares
> them
> line by line. They are in French but with his footnoted comments in
> English. Then in another separate section he provides an English
> translation of one of the manuscripts.
>
> Whether the Bennet, Prescott and Scully translations are substantially
> different might be a good question to ask on SCA-cooks.<<
>
> So, I'm asking--those of you who have seen all the books, do I need to
> buy Scully's book, too?  I do love to read his notes and comments, but my
> book expense is growing pretty high.
>
> Regards,
> Allison,     allilyn at juno.com
>
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