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Gesta Romanorum 62 de pulchritudine fidelis animae

Caius regnavit prudens valde; in eius regno mulier quaedam erat nomine Florentina miro

modo pulchra et gratiosa, unde tanta pulchritudo erat in ea, quod tres reges eam obsidebant et a

quolibet rege erat violata. Post haec inter reges propter nimium amorem commissum est bellum

et quasi infiniti homines ex omni parte occubuerunt. Satrapae imperii haec audientes omnes ad

regem venerunt dicentes: "omine, illa Florentina in regno tuo est tam pulchra, quod quasi

infiniti cotidie pro eius amore occiduntur, et nisi citius remedium apponatur, quotquot sunt in

regno, peribunt."

!udiens haec rex litteras scribi fecerat anulo suo signatas, quod sine ulteriori dilatione

illa ad eum veniret. Praeco cum litteris ad eam perrexit, et antequam ad eam pervenit, defuncta

est. ediit praeco, de morte Florentinae regi nuntiavit.

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nulus, - m- ringappn, ere, psu, positum- to place b, place nearCaius, - m- Caius, a man/s namecitius- adv- more quic0lctdi- adv- daildfungor, , fnctus sum- to finish, diedlti, nis-f- dela, putting offFlrentna, ae-f- Florentina, a 1oman/s namegrtisus, a, um- adj- agreeable

nfntus, a, um- adj- limitless, 1ithout boundsmrus, a, um- adj- 1onderfulnnti2#3 - to announce, reportoccub, re, u, itum- to lie lo1, lie deadperveni, re, vn, ventum- to arrive

praec, nis- m- to1n crier, auctioneerprudns, entis- adj- prudentpulchritd, dinis-f- beautquod- conj- thatqu-, quae- quodlibet-pronoun- 1hoever 2ou li0e3quotquot- adv- ho1ever manrgn2#3 - to ruleremedium, - n- cure, medicine, remedsatrapa, ae- m- governor, vicerosign2#3 - to mar0, seallterior, ius- adj- farthervald- adv- verviol2#3 - to dishonor, violate, outrage, inflict violence

#. Caius - 4ust ta0e the name and go 1ith it.in 5ius r5gn6 - in su rgnin classical 7atin; medieval

7atin sometimes mixes iusandsuus. 7anguagechange in the directon of modern omance languages.

$. quod - behaving li0e an utintroducting a result clause setup b tanta pulchritd,but no sub4unctive.

%. commissum est bellum - not am6rem commissum.&. haec audient5s - hearing these things; participles can ta0e

direct ob4ects.'. v5n5runt d8cent5s - the came saing; one 1a to

introduce direct speech. 9erb participle about tal0ing.quod - li0e the quodin line $.(. pr6 5ius am6re - for the love of her orfor her love.

epends ho1 ou 1ant to interpret it. s she giving herlove to the 1inner< =r are the fighting inspired btheir love of hert>s - goes 1ith litters.+. illa - Florentina.ven8ret - imperfect sub4unctive; indirect order. 9er indirect.d5functa est - another euphemism for mor.#. ediit - sncopated form of redvit.

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ex contristatus est valde, quod eam videre non poterat in sua pulchritudine, et omnes

pictores regni ad eum convocari fecit. Cum autem venissent, ait rex: "Carissimi, haec est causa,

quare pro vobis misi: ?rat quaedam mulier nomine Florentina in tanta pulchritudine, quod

quasi infiniti occubuerunt pro eius amore; defuncta est et eam non vidi. te ergo et cum omni

industria vestra imaginem eius depingite cum sua pulchritudine, per quam potero discernere,

quomodo tot occubuerunt pro eius amore."

!t illi: "omine, rem difficilem vos quaeritis; tanta erat in ea pulchritudo et decentia,

quod omnes pictores orbis imaginem eius non depingerent quantum ad omnia, excepto uno

pictore, qui latet in montibus. lle solus est et non alius, qui voluntatem vestram adimplere

poterit." @aec audiens rex pro illo pictore destinavit.

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adimple, re, v, tum- to fill upcontrst2#3 - to ma0e sadconvoc2#3 - to call togetherdecentia, ae-f- decenc, proper proporitondfungor, , fnctus sum- to finish, diedping, ere, pnx, pictum- to dra1, describedstin2#3 - to establish, appoint, ta0e aim atdiscerno, ere, crvi, cretum- to separate, divide

Flrentna, ae-f- Florentina, a 1oman/s nameindustria, ae-f- dilligence, purposenfntus, a, um- adj- limitless, 1ithout boundsoccub, re, u, itum- to lie lo1, lie deadpictor, ris- m- painterpulchritd, dinis-f- beautquod- conj- thatvald- adv- ver

#. quod - sets up purpose clause 1ithout sub4unctive.$. convoc>r8 f5cit - made to be called together; thiscausative construction loo0s more li0e acc infindirect speech rather thanfacere ut.

v5nissent - pluperfect sub4unctive after cum. Ao specialmeaning.

%. quod - sets up result clause after in tant pulchritdine.&. pr6 5ius am6re - see line ( note on the previous page.Bte - plural imperative of e.'. im>ginem 5ius - a picture of her. nli0e line ( on the

previous page, there/s no real interpretation option here.cum su> pulchritDdine - li0e in ius rgnoon line # of the

previous page, but the other direction. 7anguagechange stri0es again.

per quam - through 1hich; the quam refers to im>ginem.(. pr6 5ius am6re - again.). ill8 - pict6r5s.v6s - plural referring to a singular 0ing. Probabl some sort

of politeness mar0er.*. quod - result clause, this time 1ith sub4unctive.orbis - the 1orld/s; orisis often not 4ust a circle.d5pingerent - imperfect sub4unctive in result clause.quantum ad omnia - at all; Eas far as concerned all things is

more literal.except6 Dn6 pict6re - one painter excepted; abl. abs.#. @aec audi5ns - hearing this; participles ta0e direct

ob4ects.

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Gui cum ad eum venisset, ait ei: "Carissime, de tua industria informati sumus, ite et

imaginem Florentinae per omnia depingite in sua pulchritudine et condignam mercedem dabo

tibi."

!t ille: "em difficilem quaeritis, verumtamen mihi concede, ut in conspectu meo

omnes pulchras mulieres totius regni saltem per unam horam habeam, et faciam, quod vobis

placebit."

ex vero fecit omnes convocari et in conspectu eius stare. Pictor quattuor pulchriores ex

eis elegit et alias licentiavit, ut ad patriam suam redirent.

Pictor ille cum rubeo colore imaginem eius incepit depingere, et quae illarum quattuor

mulierum habebat magis faciem gratiosam aut nasum, et sic de ceteris membris, hoc in imagine

posuit, ita quod ex qualibet muliere aliquam partem accepit et imaginem complevit.

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comple, re, v, tum- fill up, finish, completecondgnus, a, um- adj- ver deservingcnspectus, s- m- sight, vie1convoc2#3 - to call togetherdping, ere, pnx, pictum- to dra1, describeFlrentna, ae-f- Florentina, a 1oman/s name

grtisus, a, um- adj- agreeable, full of favorindustria, ae-f- dilligence, purposenfrm2#3 - to give formlicenti2#3 - to dismiss

mercs, dis-f- pa, 1ages, re1ardnsus, - m- nosepictor, ris- m- painterpulchritd, dinis-f- beautqulibet- adv- an1here, an1aquod- conj- that

rubeus, a, um- adj- reddishsaltem- adv- anho1, at leastvrumtamen- adv- nevertheless, ho1ever

#. qu8 - the 0ing.eum - the painter.v5nisset - pluperfect sub4unctive after cum1ith no special

meaning8nf6rm>t8 sumus - roal 1e. t/s 4ust the 0ing spea0ing.8te - plural imperative for one painter.$. per omnia - in all 1as.d5pingite - another plural imperative for one painter.

su> - li0e in ius rgnoon line # of the first page, but theother direction. 7anguage change, ada, ada, ada.!t ille - no1 the painter is tal0ing. Hhis is a ver tpical

1a to s1itch spea0ers in dialog.'. per Dnam h6ram - usingper accto sho1 duration of

time rather than accalone.

habeam - present sub4unctive to sho1 a desire after ut.quod - a relative pronoun herev6b8s - plural for singular againI). f5cit - see line * on the first page. t/s the same thing.omn5s - suppl pulchr>s mulier5s.pulchri6r5s - ver beautiful. Hhe comparative ad4ective isn/t

comparing anthing.red8rent - imperfect sub4unctive sho1ing purpose after ut.

+. im>ginem 5ius - see note on line ' of the previous page.quae - tr it as 1hoever or 1hichever then the genitiveplural part.

#. magis - goes 1ith gr>ti6sams8c - tr it as li0e1ise.ita quod - so that

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Cum vero completa fuisset imago, venit rex, ut eam videret. Guam cum vidisset, ait: "=

Florentina, Florentina, si vixisses, ultra omnes istum pictorem deberes diligere, qui depinxit te

in tanta pulchritudine."

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comple, re, v, tum- fill up, finish, completedping, ere, pnx, pictum- to dra1, describeFlrentna, ae-f- Florentina, a 1oman/s name

- interj- ohpictor, ris- m- painterpulchritd, dinis-f- beaut

#. compl5ta fuisset - had been completed; past participle pluperfect 2sub4unctive3 is not ho1 classical 7atin doesit. Jore medieval language change that reflects thedevelopment of the omanace languages.

vid5ret - imperfect sub4unctive sho1ing purpose after ut.quam - refers to the picture; in the topic position before

cum.

v8disset - pluperfect sub4unctive 1ith no special meaning.$. s8 v8xiss5s - if ou had lived; pluperfect sub4unctive

sho1ing contrar to fact past condition.d5b5r5s - ou ought to have; imperfect sub4unctve sho1ing

contrar to fact present condition.