Auctor [SEP] language of work or name
Auctor
Auctor is Latin for author or originator. The term is used in Scholasticism for a "renowned scholar", and in biological taxonomy for the scientist describing a species or other taxon. The term is widely replaced by author in English-language works.
Auctor also refers to a person who donates the genetic material used to make a clone.
Auctor is the name of a journal for postgraduate students of Classics, published from Royal Holloway (University of London).
See also.
- Author citation
Late Manuscript Culture Constructing an Auctor with Chaucer William Caxton.
While using medieval manuscripts as exemplars, many printers attempted to implant humanist values into the text. They attempted to create a uniform work, displaying many similarities in terms of motivation with the Devotio Moderna. Early editors and publishers needed definitive works to define a culture. William Caxton (1415~1424-1492), an editor, was instrumental in shaping English culture and language, and did so through his authoritative Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Caxton was a transitional figure, who sought to