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German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Early New High German literature | | German term or phrase: Apparat | Still criticizing a particular book (written by XX) about a medieval manuscript (& comparing it with other books on the same subject):
Darstellung der Textvariabilität fehlend (kein Apparat bei XX)
What on earth is the Apparat in this context? |
| | | (critical) apparatus | Explanation: From Collins, s.v. "critical apparatus": "the variant readings, footnotes, etc. found in a scholarly work or a critical edition of a text"
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Here is the corresponding entry from Duden, s.v. \"Apparat\": \"3 (Fachspr.) ... b) Zusammenstellung von Lesearten u. Verbesserungen von Texten: eine Textausgabe mit [kritischem] Apparat\" |
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| (critical) apparatus
Explanation: From Collins, s.v. "critical apparatus": "the variant readings, footnotes, etc. found in a scholarly work or a critical edition of a text"
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2004-08-02 18:15:32 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Here is the corresponding entry from Duden, s.v. \"Apparat\": \"3 (Fachspr.) ... b) Zusammenstellung von Lesearten u. Verbesserungen von Texten: eine Textausgabe mit [kritischem] Apparat\"
| | Note from asker to answerer| Thank you for an excellent explanation - this is Proz at its best! |
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