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CVRAE QVOT VIVITIS ANNOS NON SIT : Time Expressions in Neo-Latin Funerary Inscriptions of Sweden

Vetushko-Kalevich, Arsenii LU (2025) In Intersections 98. p.363-389
Abstract
One of the most frequent elements of a funeral inscription is chronological data concerning the biography of the diseased. The present paper focuses on time-related collocations used in Neo-Latin funerary inscriptions of Sweden. Unlike medieval inscriptions, the length of the life lived and duration of important offices held are often indicated, sometimes approximately. The classical dating with Kalendae etc. is unusual compared to the modern one. In verse epitaphs, one can for both stylistic and metrical reasons hardly expect plain ways to indicate dates and time spans, but that does not mean that this type of details is omitted altogether – instead, a variety of approaches is available. To specify a time span, the most usual devices are... (More)
One of the most frequent elements of a funeral inscription is chronological data concerning the biography of the diseased. The present paper focuses on time-related collocations used in Neo-Latin funerary inscriptions of Sweden. Unlike medieval inscriptions, the length of the life lived and duration of important offices held are often indicated, sometimes approximately. The classical dating with Kalendae etc. is unusual compared to the modern one. In verse epitaphs, one can for both stylistic and metrical reasons hardly expect plain ways to indicate dates and time spans, but that does not mean that this type of details is omitted altogether – instead, a variety of approaches is available. To specify a time span, the most usual devices are the word lustrum and multiplicative expressions. Some more exquisite alternatives are, however, found as well (Olympias, trieteris etc). References to exact years can be made with the help of chronograms. Examples of these are few in Swedish churches; with one exception, they belong to the time before 1650. Finally, another way to indicate the date is a reference to a contemporary event, and this approach is attested as well. (Less)
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latinska räkneord, dateringar, gravdikt, kronogram, kyrkor, Uppsala domkyrka, döendeverbet, Latin numerals, dates in poetry, carmina sepulcralia, chronogram, Swedish churches, Uppsala cathedral, verbum moriendi
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Funerary Inscriptions in Early Modern Europe : Shaping Identities to Remember - Shaping Identities to Remember
series title
Intersections
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Brandis, Veronika ; de Jong, Jan L. and Seidel, Robert
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98
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27 pages
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Brill
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1568-1181
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978-90-04-71169-3
978-90-04-71170-9
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10.1163/9789004711709_016
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English
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  author       = {{Vetushko-Kalevich, Arsenii}},
  booktitle    = {{Funerary Inscriptions in Early Modern Europe : Shaping Identities to Remember}},
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  issn         = {{1568-1181}},
  keywords     = {{latinska räkneord; dateringar; gravdikt; kronogram; kyrkor; Uppsala domkyrka; döendeverbet; Latin numerals; dates in poetry; carmina sepulcralia; chronogram; Swedish churches; Uppsala cathedral; verbum moriendi}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  pages        = {{363--389}},
  publisher    = {{Brill}},
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  title        = {{CVRAE QVOT VIVITIS ANNOS NON SIT : Time Expressions in Neo-Latin Funerary Inscriptions of Sweden}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004711709_016}},
  doi          = {{10.1163/9789004711709_016}},
  volume       = {{98}},
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