As you've probably already discovered, searching is difficult because both "curti" and the singular "curto" are popular surnames. Do these authors usually use historic terms or do they invent terms? Some tidbits I found:
Curti is a city in Italy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curti,_Campania Florio (1611): curti - pens or or folds for sheepe curto - see corto corto - short, briefe, succinct, either in body, quantity or time http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/florio/149small.html http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/florio/142small.html --Charlene On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Patricia Dunham <chim...@ravensgard.org> wrote: > reading Shadow of the Lion, set in 1530-ish Venice... this term sounds kind > of clothing-related but also indicates social status? like, nouveau-riche?? I > HAVE just spent a while googling for a definition, but no luck. > > The specific line that has inspired me to try to get specific here is : > "Curti like the Brunelli would never settle for lesser curti." (The Brunelli > are a powerful family, but still "curti", NOT "casa vecchie"; would not > "marry down" to a lesser curti house.) > > Thanks!! > chimene > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
