The word was used in many English sources right at the end of the 1500s, all in reference to the strange unknown Egyptian letters.Continue reading Hieroglyphics
EVS Translation Blog / Category: Word of the day
19 Mar /14
John Florio / Giovanni Florio – translator of the day
Born into one of the first English-Italian families in 1553, John Florio (Giovanni Florio) has several claims to fame.Continue reading John Florio / Giovanni Florio – translator of the day
18 Mar /14
Minibar
In the German town of Siegen, fridges were produced under the Siegas brand as early as 1949 and sold via big mail order companies across Germany, rather unsuccessfully.Continue reading Minibar
17 Mar /14
Mango
Fernão Lopes de Castanheda was a Portuguese historian who described the discovery and conquest of India by the Portuguese in the early 1500s.Continue reading Mango
