Mission and conversion in the lives of constantinecyril and. Florin curta, my advisor, for his tireless efforts in editing and advising me on my. It is an essential element in any curta collection. Saint gerard of cenad and the intellectual disputes of the. I had never seen a real curta before and was surprised how small it was. Here is the full list of manuals, brochures, images, etc. The book is notable for the emphasis on the study of the material culture as evidence of cultural process the novel and thorough approach of the book has a great deal to offer the scholar interested in many aspects of the history and historiography of early medieval eastern and southeastern europe and the study of past ethnicities. The theories of claude levistrauss and the findings of david hunt, florin curta and others are used to analyze general color and animal symbols within various cultural contexts. In the process i have disassembled and reassembled the second curta which helped me find and eliminate extra friction. Florin curta is an associate professor of medieval history and archaeology at the university of florida. It could be used to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and, with more difficulty, square roots and other operations. Pdf the slavic lingua franca linguistic notes of an. The making of the slavs by florin curta waterstones.
The curta s design is a descendant of gottfried leibnizs stepped reckoner and charles thomass arithmometer, accumulating values on cogs, which are added or complemented by a stepped drum mechanism. Therefore, to obtain best results and efficient service from your machine, never handle roughly or attempt to force its mechanism. The slavic lingua franca linguistic notes of an archaeologist turned historian. Name department of history university of florida college. Florin curta is a romanianborn american historian, medievalist and archaeologist on eastern europe. Florin curta is a specialist in the history and archaeology of the middle ages, with a particular interest in east central and eastern europe between ca.
The seller, yehuda from israel, writes about his curta. Florin curta, university of florida, history department, faculty member. While the build manual is taking me some time, i am excited by the progress on it so far. The curta of curt herzstark see biography of curt herzstark is a remarkable mechanical calculator, based on the stepped drum mechanism of lebnitz. Computing examples for the curta calculating machine. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
The south slavs are a subgroup of slavic peoples who speak the south slavic languages they inhabit a contiguous region in the balkan peninsula, southern pannonian plain and eastern alps, and are geographically separated from the body of west slavic and east slavic people by the romanians, hungarians, and austrians. It had an extremely compact design, a small cylinder that fit in the palm of the hand. Your curta calculator is a highquality precision instrument, fitted with automatic safety locks to prevent operators errors. The symposium that was held in 2009 at the metropolitan museum of art in new york, on the occasion of the exhibition afghanistan. Nov 22, 20 zusammenbau einer curta rechenmaschine demonstration of curta calculator assembly curta was manufactured from 1949 to 1971 at contina ag in mauren, liechtenstein curta history is displayed in the. Unlike modern electronic calculators, the curta was entirely mechanical. This volume could properly be retitled previously neglected barbarians.
Considered the best portable mechanical calculator for nearly 30 years until electronic calculators, the calculator has a unique history, in that its development saved its creator s life from being taken by the nazis in a concentration camp. Francis butler, the representation of oral culture in the vita constantini slavic and east european journal 39 1995 pp. Testament, namely the coming of jesus, creator of all things, 5. Learning how to operate the curta is actually very simple. He studied historyphilosophy at the university of bucharest, medieval studies at cornell university ithaca and received his ph. Resultant conclusions are applied to specific myths, namely the devon celts white sow, the magyars white stag, and the lakotas white buffalo. Florin curta born january 15, 1965 is a romanianborn american historian, medievalist and archaeologist on eastern europe. 7 practice, 52nd international congress on medieval studies, kalamazoo, may 1114, 2017 session coorganizer, crusading and the byzantine legacy in the northwestern black sea region, 51st international congress on medieval studies.
The curta was a small, handcranked mechanical calculator introduced in 1948. Cambridge core european history 450 the making of the slavs by florin curta. This book offers an alternative approach to the problem of slavic ethnicity in southeastern europe between c. The making of the slavs, history and archaeology of the lower danube region,c.
Ive bought it from msu professor harry omans estate at 2007. Your curtacalculator is a highquality precision instrument, fitted with automatic safety locks to prevent operators errors. Every example in this collection relates to both curta models, wifh the excepfion of those which are marked only curta model il. Buy the making of the slavs by florin curta from waterstones today. The collection of essays contained herein goes a considerable way to redressing any neglect that lesserstudied barbarians have suffered at the hands of scholars. The curta calculator poster is very suitable for framing and will make a wonderful gift to any curta enthusiast. Related keywords and creators are determined by looking at all of the creators and keywords associated with a creator and highlighting the most commonly used. I will have another video of the curta going up soon which will cover a simple, but difficult calculation that has eluded a correct. Hidden treasures from the national museum, kabul, brought together an exceptional group of scholars responsible for the excavation and interpretation of the magnificent works on view in the show. History this paper will illustrate the fact that the byzantine theme system was not. Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought includes bibliographical references and index. Eastern europe in the middle ages 5000brills companions to european history, 19, 2 vols. They are apparently just regular curtas to which someone has taken a hacksaw. It is generally agreed to have been created in the 9th century by saint cyril, a byzantine monk from thessaloniki.
Studies balkan studies, medieval archaeology, and eastern european history. It is amazing how makers can accomplish so much when they put their mind to something. One is socalled cut curtas, sold as rare demonstration models. The curta is a small mechanical calculator developed by curt herzstark. Curta calculator history of the curta mechanical computer.
Jan 28, 2006 the making of the slavs by florin curta, 9780521802024, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Therefore, to obtain best results and efficient service from your machine, never handle it roughly or attempt to force its mechanism. A stepped gear type calculator capable of the four functions, and more using special techniques. It is a small, handcranked mechanical calculator, designed in 1930s, but introduced as late as 1948. The making of the slavs between ethnogenesis, invention, and migration.