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titulus [ˈtɪtjʊləs]
n pl -li [-laɪ]
(Historical Terms) (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (in crucifixion) a sign attached to the top of the cross on which were written the condemned man's name and crime
[from Latin, literally: inscription, label, title]


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As for Carnival in Ferrara, in 1526 the humanist protonotary Celio Calcagnino dedicated a defense of Carnival, his Apologus cui titulus personati, to Alfonso I d'Este, a work that Tomaso Garzoni summarizes and generally rebuts in his chapter on masquerades in his Piazza universale (dedicated to Alfonso II d'Este); Garzoni cites the disorder occasioned by Carnival, a disorder that, ironically, he himself partly replicates in his Piazza.
The church of Santa Croce in Rome is home to a treasure trove of relics, including a large reliquary (far left) containing fragments from the True Cross and the Titulus Crucis (left), the panel identifying the condemned man.
Officij, super libro Neapoli impresso, cui titulus Principij d'una scienza nuova etc.
 
 
 
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