Maybe you could just contact the author?
http://www.mercedeslackey.com/index.html :)
Sg
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:58 PM, Wanda Pease wan...@hevanet.com wrote:
The book uses it to distinguish Short Timer or New rich from the
families who have been leading Venetian families for generations.
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
Hmm ...
In Latin is means small or short;
From the usage, though, it could refer to part of a house/member of a
house which tallies with social standing,
-C.
Subject:[h-cost] anybody know curti? Venetian slang for mid-range
social climbers
reading Shadow of the Lion, set in 1530-ish
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
The book uses it to distinguish Short Timer or New rich from the families
who have been leading Venetian families for generations. Kat is from one of
the oldest families in Venice ang therefore her family is one of the. Casa
Longi. The only older family left is Marco's Valdosta clan whose
