Re: Delany errata on the web

It's the same in the 3rd Vintage printing, so I've forwarded your
message to Chip. We'll see what transpires!

--Kevin

--- In [email protected], zvi@... wrote:
>
> Thanks, Kevin. It's nice to have them up electronically; also, it's
great
> that the hard-working participants of this list got a mention when we
> helped out Maurizio with the Italian translation -- I notice a few
on that
> page that we discovered.
> 
> I didn't see this one, and I was wondering if you could forward it
to SRD
> (or, possibly, it's already been corrected; I have the Bantam paperback
> and the Wesleyan paperback but not the Vintage one).
> 
> ===
> >>p. 701 [Wesleyan]
> >><Christ, I used to spend weeks making black oil and Mereget>
> >>What's that Mereget? I dind't find it anywhere.
> 
> I think it's 'Maroger', short for 'Maroger medium'. A google search on
> 'black oil' + 'oil painting' came up with an extensive site giving
> particulars of how to mix various oil painting mediums
> (http://www.oils-studio.co.uk/mediums.htm); Jacques Maroger was a
curator
> and art researcher (1884-1962) who "researched extensively into the
> materials and techniques of the Old Masters and wrote a book on the
> subject". The formulas that bear his name are used, like black oil,
to mix
> with the oil pigments so they dry faster in complex ways and add various
> tones to the oil paint.
> 
> Further evidence: yes, black oil and Maroger medium(s) [media?] are
> extremely toxic and dangerous to mix up; thus, Lanya's comment (which
> follows immediately on what you've quoted) that "It's a wonder I didn't
> asphyxiate someone." makes perfect sense.
> 
> Also note that mereget and maroger sound quite similar at least to the
> American ear ;) . 'Meh-ro-zhe'.
> ===
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> --Zvi
> 
> 
> 
> > FWIW, the Dhalgren entries are now almost complete.
> > --- In [email protected], "nivekgnir" <kdring@> wrote:
> >> Hi, folks.
> >> Just wanted everyone to know that for those of you interested in the
> >> matter, Chip has kindly allowed me to put correction sheets for
his work
> >> up on my website. I only have information for four books right now
> >> (Nova, Empire Star, Babel-17, and Aye, And Gomorrah and other
stories),
> >> but I plan on getting pretty much everything up there, eventually. Of
> >> course, those four were the easiest as I had them in a Word document.
> >> The rest are in typed sheets. I'm starting on Dhalgren soon -- if
anyone
> >> has a recent list of corrections to Dhalgren in electronic format,
> >> please let me know. Chip's copy was damaged beyond repair.
> >> Here's the link: http://www.oneringcircus.com/delany_main.html
> >> <http://www.oneringcircus.com/delany_main.html>
> >> --Kevin
>




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