La metrología en el primer tratado de sastrería español del siglo XVI: cuestiones terminológicas sobre la voz vara

In this work we intend to show the importance of the geometric book of Juan de Alcega, that is dedicated to a particular aspect of the handicraft activity: sartorial industry. The use of metrological terminology is the most important feature of the first Spanish book about this subject, as is an ess...

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Published inSintagma Vol. 23; pp. 71 - 83
Main Authors Francisco Javier Sánchez Martín, Marta Sánchez Orense
Format Journal Article
LanguageCatalan
Published Universitat de LLeida 01.01.2011
Subjects
lexicography
lexicology
metrology
Semantic change
terminologization
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ISSN0214-9141

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Summary:In this work we intend to show the importance of the geometric book of Juan de Alcega, that is dedicated to a particular aspect of the handicraft activity: sartorial industry. The use of metrological terminology is the most important feature of the first Spanish book about this subject, as is an essential characteristic of Renaissance treaties relating to applied geometry. In particular, we focus on the analysis of lexical and semantic aspects of the term vara, and the processes of terminologization, experienced by the words media, tercia, cuarta, sexma, ochava and dozavo, divisors of that measure.
ISSN:0214-9141