[DCRM-L] Odd [to me] text on a Latin-language thesis

[Deborah J. Leslie]

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From: DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> On Behalf Of Matthew C. Haugen
Sent: Thursday, 19 September, 2019 20:41
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] Odd [to me] text on a Latin-language thesis

HoC anno IVbILeMVs Deo pro LVthero.

My rusty Latin reads it as something like “In this year let us rejoice to God for Luther.”
And the chronogram appears to add up to MDCLLVVVII, or 1717.
Which would confirm Laurie’s theory, since that would be the bicentennial of the year Luther nailed the 95 theses to the Wittenberg church doors in 1517.

Matt
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On Sep 19, 2019, at 6:17 PM, Karen Nelson <karenjnelson at uvic.ca<mailto:karenjnelson at uvic.ca>> wrote:
HoC anno IVbILeMVs Deo pro LVthero.
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