Disputatio:Supellex
Latest comment: abhinc 16 annos by Andrew Dalby
I think this article is off. Supellex is home furnishings: beds, tables, couches, charis, lamp stands, rugs, etc... at least that what I got from Traupmann's and Words.--Rafaelgarcia 00:35, 11 Septembris 2007 (UTC)
- It can definitely eman "furniture." But it's also a broad term meaning something like "equipment." The L&S considers the primary meaning "household utensils, stuff, furniture, or goods," and gives a dozen citations. Unfortuantely it doesnt' provide any of the actual quotes, so I can't track them down and check what the range is for this "primary" sense. --Iustinus 02:05, 11 Septembris 2007 (UTC)
- It wouldn't seem, however, that the primary sense of "equipment" is in the sense of apparatus but rather equipment in the sense of "furnishings" necessary equip or furnish a room; Other words seem to mean equipment in the sense of equipment per se, e.g. apparatus, armamentum, ornamentum.--Rafaelgarcia 02:27, 11 Septembris 2007 (UTC)
- People around Pompeii use the term instrumentum domesticum (collective sg.) for household equipment: I haven't verified the ancient authority for this, but it sounds OK. Andrew Dalby (disputatio) 19:02, 17 Septembris 2007 (UTC)
- It wouldn't seem, however, that the primary sense of "equipment" is in the sense of apparatus but rather equipment in the sense of "furnishings" necessary equip or furnish a room; Other words seem to mean equipment in the sense of equipment per se, e.g. apparatus, armamentum, ornamentum.--Rafaelgarcia 02:27, 11 Septembris 2007 (UTC)