Jofroi of Waterford
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Jofroi of Waterford, French translator, fl. 1300.
Probably a native of Waterford
in Ireland, Jofroi was a Dominican
, apparently based in Paris
, where he produced translations of Latin works into the French language. "He has no surviving connection with Ireland other than his name. It appears from an allusion in his work that he was based in Paris."
Jofroi's known translations are:
His original work is a catalogue of all the known wines and ales of Europe
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Probably a native of Waterford
Waterford
Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
in Ireland, Jofroi was a Dominican
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
, apparently based in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where he produced translations of Latin works into the French language. "He has no surviving connection with Ireland other than his name. It appears from an allusion in his work that he was based in Paris."
Jofroi's known translations are:
- translation of the Secretum SecretorumSecretum SecretorumSecretum secretorum is a medieval treatise also known as Secret of Secrets, or The Book of the Secret of Secrets, or in Arabic Kitab sirr al-asrar, or the Book of the science of government: on the good ordering of statecraft...
, one of the most widely read books in Western Europe in the Late Middle Ages. Jofroi's French was later translated into English.
- translation of a history of the Trojan War, authorship attributed to Dares PhrygiusDares PhrygiusDares Phrygius , according to Homer, was a Trojan priest of Hephaestus. He was supposed to have been the author of an account of the destruction of Troy, and to have lived before Homer...
(pseudepigraphical). (Another book widely circulated in Latin in the Late Middle Ages.)
- translation of a history of Rome by Eutropius (historian). (Once again, a popular book in Latin).
- a co-translation, with Servais Copale, of three prose poems
His original work is a catalogue of all the known wines and ales of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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