I understand that the table at f.87r is not different from the previous two.
At the top there are the stenographic symbols, below each symbol there are up to 5 different meanings. Rows in the table are semantically consistent.
This appears to be a relevant passage in the text (from the transcription posted by Nablator):
Edited machine translation:
This art teaches how to write briefly, not with letters as in orthography, but with different figures and diacritics (titelli), and by their diversity. Hence, for substantive nouns and adjectives, the meaning is rendered by 12 special figures. For nouns and adjectival nouns: 12 [figures]. For verbs: 20 [figures]. For participles: 12 [figures]. The same figures, without the diacritics, suit the indeclinable parts of speech. The figures of the nouns are these: [list of 12 symbols, see image below, top row], of which we shall now speak.
The first is the first stroke of this letter 'a', the second is the second, and so on through the others up to 'f' 't'(?). But so that we may proceed with greater certainty, the order of these figures determines their names. Just as the first is first in order, let it be called by the name “first,” without the addition of a noun, the second “second,” and so on for the rest. The first serves the nominative, the second the genitive, and so on for the others.
But to distinguish the declensions, draw two lines like this: [two parallel horizontal lines]. The space above the two lines is called the first limit. The lower line is called the second. The space between the two lines is called the third. The second line is called the fourth. The space below the two lines is called the fifth.
The four lists of 12, 12, 20, 12 symbols (“figures”) appear in a marginal note at the bottom of f.85v. Indeed, the first two symbols of the first sequence could match the two strokes that form 'a'. The list of 20 symbols is split on two lines (12+8) and matches the header of the table at f.87r.
I understand that the table at f.87v illustrates how the 20 symbols (“figures”) are used for ‘the indeclinable parts of speech’. My guess is that the five rows below each “figure” correspond to the five positions defined by the two parallel horizontal lines (similar to music notation). E.g. 5 above the top line is "cras", 5 below the bottom line is "ne".
The overall system is based on the combinations of figures and diacritics (titelli), but no diacritics are used to represent these indeclinable words.
First 6 columns in the table:
At the top there are the stenographic symbols, below each symbol there are up to 5 different meanings. Rows in the table are semantically consistent.
This appears to be a relevant passage in the text (from the transcription posted by Nablator):
Quote:Ista ars docet scribere breviter non litteris, sicut ortograffia, sed figuris et titellis diversis et eiusdem diversitatis. Unde nominibus substantivis et adiectivis significatione tantum reddunt 12 figuras speciales. Pro nominibus et nominibus adiectivis: 12. [Pro] Verbis: 20. [Pro] participiis: 12. Eaedem figurae sine titellis conveniunt partibus indeclinabilibus. Figurae nominum sunt hae: x x x x x x x x x x x x [12 symbols listed], de quibus nunc dicemus.
Prima est prima protractio huius litterae 'a', secunda secunda, et sic de aliis usque ad 'f' 't'(?). Sed ut certius procedamus, istarum ordo denotat ipsarum nomina. Sicut enim prima est in ordine, prima vocetur hoc nomine «prima» sine adiunctione subiecti, secunda «secunda», et sic de aliis. Prima deservit nominativo, secunda genitivo, et sic de aliis.
Sed propter discretionem declinationum protrahe duas lineas sic [==== two parallel lines]. Spatium supra duas lineas vocatur primus limes. Inferior linea vocatur secundus. Spatium inter duas lineas vocatur tercius. Secunda linea quartus. Spatium sub duabus lineis quintus.
Edited machine translation:
This art teaches how to write briefly, not with letters as in orthography, but with different figures and diacritics (titelli), and by their diversity. Hence, for substantive nouns and adjectives, the meaning is rendered by 12 special figures. For nouns and adjectival nouns: 12 [figures]. For verbs: 20 [figures]. For participles: 12 [figures]. The same figures, without the diacritics, suit the indeclinable parts of speech. The figures of the nouns are these: [list of 12 symbols, see image below, top row], of which we shall now speak.
The first is the first stroke of this letter 'a', the second is the second, and so on through the others up to 'f' 't'(?). But so that we may proceed with greater certainty, the order of these figures determines their names. Just as the first is first in order, let it be called by the name “first,” without the addition of a noun, the second “second,” and so on for the rest. The first serves the nominative, the second the genitive, and so on for the others.
But to distinguish the declensions, draw two lines like this: [two parallel horizontal lines]. The space above the two lines is called the first limit. The lower line is called the second. The space between the two lines is called the third. The second line is called the fourth. The space below the two lines is called the fifth.
The four lists of 12, 12, 20, 12 symbols (“figures”) appear in a marginal note at the bottom of f.85v. Indeed, the first two symbols of the first sequence could match the two strokes that form 'a'. The list of 20 symbols is split on two lines (12+8) and matches the header of the table at f.87r.
I understand that the table at f.87v illustrates how the 20 symbols (“figures”) are used for ‘the indeclinable parts of speech’. My guess is that the five rows below each “figure” correspond to the five positions defined by the two parallel horizontal lines (similar to music notation). E.g. 5 above the top line is "cras", 5 below the bottom line is "ne".
The overall system is based on the combinations of figures and diacritics (titelli), but no diacritics are used to represent these indeclinable words.
First 6 columns in the table:
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