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recension|rɪˈsɛnʃən|
[ad. L. recensiōn-em, n. of action f. recensēre: see prec. and cf. mod.F. récension.]
1. An enumeration, survey, review. Now rare. (Freq. in 17th c., esp. in Evelyn's works.)
a1638Mede Wks. (1672) 276 Their number cannot be known, because Moses does not make a recension of all the Families or Heads of families. a1677Barrow Pope's Suprem. (1687) 90 In the recensions of the Roman Bishops, sometimes the Apostles are reckoned in, sometimes excluded. 1819Hope Anastasius II. 228 Intent upon tempting Providence by the daily recension of his growing riches.
b. A review (of a book). rare—1.
1872Geo. Eliot Middlem. xxix, Bitterly convinced that his old acquaintance Carp had been the writer of that depreciatory recension.
2. The revision of a text, esp. in a careful or critical manner; a particular form or version of a text resulting from such revision.
1818–28Hallam Mid. Ages (1872) I. 279 The Burgundian law, though earlier than either of these in their recensions, displays a far more advanced state of manners. 1860Westcott Introd. Study Gosp. iii. (ed. 5) 205 The Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke represent the two great types of recension to which it may be supposed that the simple narrative was subjected. 1894J. T. Fowler Adamnan Pref. 8 There are two recensions of the text.
b. transf. A revised or distinct form of anything.
1835I. Taylor Spir. Despot. ix. 388 We are the creatures of that recension of Christianity which happens to be current in our times. 1859― Logic in Theol. 331 There is no new recension of the worship of the ancient Church.
Hence reˈcensionist, one who makes a recension. Also reˈcensor.
1876Spurgeon Commenting 17 The laborious recensor of the various MSS. c1904Recensionist [in recent Dicts.] 1962Listener 29 Nov. 920/1 Mr Edel is a recensionist, reconstructing the life of his hero from a myriad documents. |