For those interested in doing some “scalpitio capitis,” here are some little puzzles related to encoding:

1. FALACRO. It seems no one has any idea who this is. While this is not a problem in itself (cf. Leontonio), it could come back later to haunt us if we decide to give a special weight to attributes because (in my opinion) there is some confusion here on B’s part. Falacer is a god (perh. Etruscan) and so implicitly poses the problem of what to do with gods. See point 2.
2. VENERE PONTINA and GIOVE INDIGETE. We’ve encoded these two personalities of the major deities separately. Is that a good idea? In fact, have we decided what to do with the Christian God? He has so many personalities in the Esp. and is cited so often that this could be more trouble than it’s worth.
3. FRANCONE and MARCOMANNO. This one is of a less theoretical nature. Boccaccio cites them as if they were individuals, but in reality this may be due to a misreading (with all due respect). Marcomannus and francus were just two adjectives used to describe Germanic tribes. I’m bringing this up simply because we’ve decided to make a distinction between individual and collective names.

Any ideas on this would be much appreciated.

M